Abstract
The present study was conducted for one year period extended from April 2018 to March
2019 which aimed to evaluate some epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic state of tropical
theileriasis and tick infestation on cattle in New-Valley Governorate. For this purpose a total
of 414 cattle of different ages, sexes and from different localities were examined for Theileria
annulata infection and tick infestation. The result of tick infestation on cattle showed that the
prevalence was 116 out of 414 examined samples (28%) were positive for tick infestation.
Only one tick species, Hyalomma anatolicum was identified during the present study. Also,
the results revealed that 160/414 (38.65%) of examined cattle were positive for Theileria annulata infection
Research Department
Research Journal
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology,
Research Member
Research Publisher
the Egyptian Society of Parasitology,
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
50(1),
Research Website
https://scholar.google.com.eg/scholar?q=Journal+of+the+Egyptian+Society+of+Parasitology,&hl=ar&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
Research Year
2020
Research_Pages
93 - 97
Research Abstract
