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Heartwater and Control

Heartwater and Control

James M. Wanjohi, Sebastian K. Waruri, Sammy Gichuhi Ndungu, Leonard Muchenditsi Khaluhi, Erick M. Mungube, Moses Okoth Olum
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781799864332|ISBN10: 1799864332|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799864349|EISBN13: 9781799864356
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch011
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Wanjohi, James M., et al. "Heartwater and Control." Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 243-262. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch011

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Wanjohi, J. M., Waruri, S. K., Ndungu, S. G., Khaluhi, L. M., Mungube, E. M., & Olum, M. O. (2021). Heartwater and Control. In C. Orenge (Ed.), Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock (pp. 243-262). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch011

Chicago

Wanjohi, James M., et al. "Heartwater and Control." In Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, 243-262. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch011

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Abstract

Heartwater (HW) is an acute, febrile, tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, goats, and wild ruminants characterized by nervous signs and high mortality. The disease is caused by a rickettsia agent, Erlichia ruminantium, formally classified as Cowdria ruminantium. The disease is transmitted by several ixodid ticks of the genus Ambylomma. Chemoprophylaxis has been used as a method to facilitate the movement of heartwater susceptible stock into heartwater endemic areas while allowing them to acquire immunity by limited tick exposure.

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