heartwater disease

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heartwater disease [′härt‚wȯd·ər di‚zēz]

(veterinary medicine)

A septicemic infectious disease of cattle, sheep, and goats in Africa caused by the rickettsial microorganismCowdria ruminantium.

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No references found			Ticks follow fellow to tastiest cows The southern African bont tick, which produces a deadly malady in cattle known as heartwater disease, prefers animals tested out by its peers, according to a study conducted in Zimbabwe and reported in the Jan. Ticks follow fellows to tastiest cows by Science News Ticks carry many diseases that threaten livestock and human health, including heartwater disease, Lyme disease, and babesiosis. Wildlife trade and global disease emergence by Newcomb, James / Emerging Infectious Diseases Multigene families of MSP2 paralogs have been found in Cowdria ruminatium (34), the cause of heartwater disease of ruminants in Africa and Caribbean, and Ehrlichia granulocytophila, the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (35). Antigenic Variation in Vector-Borne Pathogens by Restrepo, Blanca I. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			heart shake Heart Sound heart transplant heart valve heart worm heart, artificial Heart, Law of the heart-face boards heart-failure cells Heart-Lung Machine Heart-Lung Preparation heartbeat heartburn Heartfield, John Hearth Hearth Bottom hearth furnace hearth roasting hearth trimmer hearthstone hearting heartland Heartlessness heartrot hearts heartwater disease Heartwood heartworm Heat heat and smoke vent Heat Balance Heat Balance of the Earth Heat Balance, Oceanic heat barrier heat budget Heat Capacity heat check heat coil heat conduction heat conductivity heat content heat convection heat cramps heat cycle heat death Heat Death of the Universe heat detector heat development heat dissipation heat distortion point Heat Distribution Point			Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, Clubs Heartsaver First Aid heartsease heartsease heartseases heartseed heartshaped heartsick heartsick heartsickness heartsickness Heartsome heartsore heartsore Heartstricken Heartstrike heartstring heartstring heartstrings heartstrings heartstrings heartstrings heartstrings Heartstruck Heartswelling heartthrob HEARTWAP heartwarming HeartWatch cardiac-event recorder heartwater heartwater disease heartwood heartwood heartworm heartworm heartworm heartworm heartworm dermatitis heartworm dermatitis heartworm dermatitis heartworm disease heartworm disease heartworm disease Heartworm Test Heartworms Heartworms Heartworms hearty hearty hearty Heartyhale HEARU HEAS HEASARC HEASARC User's Group HEASC HEASD HEASS HEAST heat heat

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