Theileria
Sign in to saveTheileria is a genus of parasites that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, and is closely related to Plasmodium. Two Theileria species, T. annulata and T. parva, are important cattle parasites. T. annulata causes tropical theileriosis and T. parva causes East Coast fever. Theileria species are transmitted by ticks. The genomes of T. orientalis Shintoku, Theileria equi WA, Theileria annulata Ankara and Theileria parva Muguga have been sequenced and published.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 139
- Collections
- USNM, QM, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Tanzania, South Africa, Jordan, Algeria, Australia, Russia
Research
4,204 papers- Theileria secretes proteins to subvert its host leukocyte.Biology of the cell · 2021
- Theileria-induced leukocyte transformation.Current opinion in microbiology · 2003
- Theileria orientalis: a review.New Zealand veterinary journal · 2016
- Prevalence of Theileria in cattle in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Microbial pathogenesis · 2022
- Theileria-transformed bovine leukocytes have cancer hallmarks.Trends in parasitology · 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Named after
- Arnold Theiler
- Image
- Theileria-parva-kinete.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Description
- Genomics
- Evolution
- Transmission
- Important species
- Treatment
- One Health and emerging significance in North America
- Invasive vector and wildlife interface
- Economic and Public Health impact
- References
- External links
Theileria is a genus of parasites that belongs to the phylum Apicomplexa, and is closely related to Plasmodium. Two Theileria species, T. annulata and T. parva, are important cattle parasites. T. annulata causes tropical theileriosis and T. parva causes East Coast fever. Theileria species are transmitted by ticks. The genomes of T. orientalis Shintoku, Theileria equi WA, Theileria annulata Ankara and Theileria parva Muguga have been sequenced and published.
Theileria equi infects equid blood cells causing equine piroplasmosis. The disease presents with a variety of clinical conditions, such as fever, depression, jaundice, cramps, haemolytic anaemia, hemoglobinuria and even death, but asymptomatic infections are frequently observed. The most common vectors are the ticks Dermacentor nitens and Rhipicephalus microplus but Amblyomma cajennense was also implicated in the disease transmission.
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