OrganismsDiseasesHealth Care
Heartwater DiseaseEhrlichia ruminantiumTick ControlSheep DiseasesGoatsGoat DiseasesArachnid VectorsTicksSheep
RuminantiumIntroduction of heartwaterAmblyommaTicksEndemicPesteCattleSheep and goatsZoonoticAfricaSpotted feverLivestockLumpyAleutian mink diVector-bornePrevalentAujeszky'sTick-borneOutbreaksClinical Signs2021NewcastleAnimalSerotypePullorumSwineHaemorrhagicCowsKidney diseaseGeneSeverityAnimalsPreventionOccursControlPlantCalves
Ruminantium9
  • Uilenberg G . Heartwater ( Cowdria ruminantium infection): current status. (cdc.gov)
  • Isolation and transmission of Cowdria ruminantium (causal agent of heartwater disease) in Blue Nile Province, Sudan. (cdc.gov)
  • Detection of the agent of heartwater, Cowdria ruminantium , in Amblyomma ticks by PCR: validation and application of the assay to field ticks. (cdc.gov)
  • Ehrlichia ruminantium , a representative of this family, is responsible for heartwater, a fatal disease in ruminants that causes heavy losses for livestock farms in Sub-Saharan Africa and islands of the Indian Ocean and the Caribbean. (cirad.fr)
  • After 10 years of research and administrative processes, the research team from CIRAD, based in Guadeloupe, has also obtained an international patent for the discovery of a virulence attenuator gene in Ehrlichia ruminantium, the bacterium that causes heartwater. (cirad.fr)
  • Major knowledge gaps slow progress developing interventions against heartwater, which is caused by the obligate intracellular bacteria, Ehrlichia ruminantium. (usda.gov)
  • 2) Characterize the anti-E. ruminantium immune response that associates with mild disease and/or immune protection. (usda.gov)
  • Subsequently, the Tropical bont tick is a plant pest that transmits heartwater disease (lichia ruminantium (formerly Cowdria ruminantium) to domestic animals like cattle. (cphdforum.org)
  • Researchers at Kansas State University have created a DIVA-compatible (differentiate infected from vaccinated animals) subunit vaccine candidate forEhrlichia ruminantium(heartwater). (univation.co)
Introduction of heartwater2
  • Increasing risks of introduction of heartwater onto the American mainland associated with animal movements. (cdc.gov)
  • Due to the presence of competent tick vectors in North America, there is substantial risk of introduction of heartwater with potentially devastating consequences to the domestic livestock industry. (univation.co)
Amblyomma1
  • But ticks, including R. appendiculatus,Amblyomma variegatum (which spreads heartwater) and Boophilus decoloratus and Boophilus microplus, which transmit both babesiosis and anaplasmosis, devastate the animals. (co.ke)
Ticks3
  • The severity of the disease depends on the length of time toxin-producing ticks spend on a susceptible animal. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The disease is not widespread and is localised to areas where Hyalomma ticks are present. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Ticks are nasty ectoparasites that suck copious amounts of blood from their animal hosts leading to weight loss, irritation, deep wounds, tick worry in famers and of course disease transmission," said Githaka. (co.ke)
Endemic3
  • Any highly unusual condition, unusual clinical signs of any kind, and any instance of high morbidity and/or mortality that does not fit classical picture of endemic disease and has not previously been identified in Missouri or the United States. (mo.gov)
  • Heartwater, or cowdriosis, is a tick-borne disease of domestic and wild ruminants that is endemic in the Caribbean and sub-Saharan Africa. (univation.co)
  • However, the endemic presence of small ruminant diseases such as PPR will not only affect productivity of small ruminants but will hinder pastoralists from accessing lucrative international markets to meet the increasing global demand for mutton and chevon (FAO-UN/OIE 2015). (cipav.org.co)
Peste1
  • The contribution of sheep and goats to pastoralist livelihood is limited by the frequent occurrence of trade sensitive diseases such as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR). (cipav.org.co)
Cattle8
  • Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected] MATABELELAND North has been hit by an outbreak of tick-borne diseases with veterinary authorities saying 276 cattle succumbed to the diseases from 525 cases recorded in the province since January. (co.zw)
  • Heartwater is a disease of cattle, sheep, and goats that has significant economic consequences, including estimated losses of approximately US$48 million (approximately CA$62.4 million) annually in southern Africa. (cttbd.org)
  • Heartwater is a fatal tick-borne disease of cattle, sheep, goats, and some wild ruminants. (cttbd.org)
  • Cattle Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) . (jefferson.edu)
  • Diseases of domestic cattle of the genus Bos. (jefferson.edu)
  • This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cattle Diseases" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cattle Diseases" was a major or minor topic of these publications. (jefferson.edu)
  • Below are the most recent publications written about "Cattle Diseases" by people in Profiles. (jefferson.edu)
  • Bovilis® C7 Somni is indicated for the immunisation of healthy cattle as an aid in preventing diseases caused by Clostridium chauvoei, Clostridium septicum, Clostridium novyi type B, Clostridium sordellii, Clostridium perfringens type C, Clostridium perfringens type D and Haemophilus somnus. (msd-animal-health.co.za)
Sheep and goats2
  • Meanwhile, scientists at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya are working with partners across Africa to develop new vaccines for tick-borne diseases (TBDs) such as heartwater, which attacks sheep and goats. (co.ke)
  • PPR, is a highly contagious viral disease of sheep and goats. (cipav.org.co)
Zoonotic1
  • PPR virus is not a zoonotic disease but it causes significant livelihood disruption of livestock keepers in Africa, the Middle East and Asia with global estimates indicating that direct annual losses due to PPR outbreaks are between United States Dollar (USD) 1.2 and 1.7 billion (FAO-UN/OIE 2015). (cipav.org.co)
Africa1
  • Her MSc and PhD were both on vector-borne animal diseases in Africa: namely heartwater and trypanosomiasis. (nri.org)
Spotted fever1
  • Spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR) can cause human infections ranging from asymptomatic or mild cases to severe, life-threatening disease. (health.mil)
Livestock4
  • The cause is the overuse of antibiotics, especially in the agricultural sector, to prevent disease outbreaks in livestock farms. (cirad.fr)
  • Vaccines, diagnostic tests, and therapeutics are urgently needed for tick-borne diseases that affect livestock. (cttbd.org)
  • The study recommends that PPR disease control programmes in pastoral systems of Kenya be tailored to specific geographical areas based on the type of livestock disease prevalent while taking into account the social and economic setting of the pastoralists' communities. (cipav.org.co)
  • Pastoralists have developed management systems based on strategic mobility that is driven by factors such as seasonal availability of grazing and water resources, avoidance of areas with known livestock disease outbreaks as well as availability of markets (Notenbaert et al 2012). (cipav.org.co)
Lumpy1
Aleutian mink di1
  • A slow progressive disease of mink caused by the ALEUTIAN MINK DISEASE VIRUS . (nih.gov)
Vector-borne2
  • Background Vector-borne diseases pose an increasing threat to global food security. (cttbd.org)
  • The Animal Health research Unit of CIRAD in Guadeloupe is a research center and diagnostic laboratory, with a regional expertise on vector-borne and emerging diseases in the Caribbean. (cirad.fr)
Prevalent1
  • Death in affected calves ranges from 30-70% and 100% of calves in areas where the disease is prevalent may be affected. (infonet-biovision.org)
Aujeszky's1
Tick-borne5
  • This benefits both species, but it has been implicated in the spread of tick-borne animal diseases. (wikipedia.org)
  • The planned research will be used to train a graduate student in developing expertise in tick-borne diseases. (usda.gov)
  • Tick-borne diseases hit Matabeleland Nor. (co.zw)
  • One of the core mandates of CTTBD is to conduct tailored courses and training in Animal health, diagnostics and tick-borne disease control. (cttbd.org)
  • It is also a regional diagnostic laboratory for Avian Influenza, Newcastle Diseases, Tick-borne diseases and West Nile virus. (cirad.fr)
Outbreaks2
  • In 2021 Australia had no outbreaks of infectious diseases or similar occurrences caused by toxins that seemed to deviate from the normal pattern. (unog.ch)
  • Below is information on outbreaks of infectious disease and similar occurrences in animals. (unog.ch)
Clinical Signs2
  • The owners of the local chicken are aware of the clinical signs of the disease and as soon as some birds start to die of the disease, the rest are sold off or given out as gifts. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The disease is caused by the intracellular pathogenEhrlichia ruminantiumand may be fatal within days of the onset of clinical signs with mortality rates of up to 90% in susceptible hosts. (univation.co)
20212
  • The following sections contain information on significant animal disease events/issues in 2021. (unog.ch)
  • Australia's status for OIE-listed diseases for 2021 is shown in the table that follows. (unog.ch)
Newcastle2
Animal5
  • These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and Dr. Claire Andreasen and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC). (iastate.edu)
  • The disease cannot be transmitted from an infected animal to a susceptible animal by contact or by inoculation of blood. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Diseases specific to aquatic animals can be found on the Australian Government Department of Agriculture , Water and the Environment 's website ( http://www.awe.gov.au/agriculture-land/animal/aquatic/reporting/reportab... ). (unog.ch)
  • Treatment of the disease costs about $100 per animal. (co.ke)
  • It is the OIE reference laboratory for heartwater and OIE collaborating center on diagnostic, epidemiology and control of tropical animal diseases, as well as the headquarters of the Caribbean Animal Health Network, CaribVET. (cirad.fr)
Serotype1
  • Characterization of the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype SAT2 in Egypt. (jefferson.edu)
Pullorum1
Swine1
Haemorrhagic1
Cows3
  • A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalized paresis and death. (uchicago.edu)
  • The disease, which is characterized by hypocalcemia, occurs at or shortly after parturition in cows and within weeks before or after parturition in ewes. (uchicago.edu)
  • It includes diseases of cows, yaks, and zebus. (jefferson.edu)
Kidney disease1
Gene2
  • A knowledge graph of biological entities such as genes, gene functions, diseases, phenotypes and chemicals. (edu.sa)
  • The disease occurs in all color types, but mink which are homozygous recessive for the Aleutian gene for light coat color are particularly susceptible. (nih.gov)
Severity1
  • Disease severity will then be compared between groups of animals infected via tick feeding or IV inoculation. (usda.gov)
Animals1
  • The following public and private disease prevention also protects the rights of the animals to a worthy enjoyable life and are the pillars of good and successful (and profitable) management. (infonet-biovision.org)
Prevention3
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. (cdc.gov)
  • Prevention of diseases is always both better and cheaper than treatment. (infonet-biovision.org)
Occurs1
Control1
  • A descriptive risk based cross-sectional survey was undertaken to characterise small ruminant disease control and husbandry practices in two pastoral regions of Kenya. (cipav.org.co)
Plant3
  • Plant pests and diseases cause negative impacts on economies, these impacts affect important sectors like Agriculture, Trade, Tourism, and Transportation. (cphdforum.org)
  • On our emerging plant pests and disease, lists are the fusarium wilt of banana (Foc TR4) diseases which have started attacking banana plantations due to climate change, and citrus greening, which targets citrus plants, causing premature fruit drop and death. (cphdforum.org)
  • More awareness is being raised among policyholders and the surrounding public to be aware of these plant pests and diseases, by reporting any sightings to their nearest Ministry or Departments of Agriculture. (cphdforum.org)
Calves1