disease caused by protozoa in animals
THEILERIASIS. Theileriasis, also called east coast fever, is a tick born disease of cattle, sheep and goats caused by protozoan blood parasites, Theileria annulata, Theileria parva and Theileria ovis of the Genus Theileria, Family Theileriidae and Order Piroplasmida.Animals are infected through the bite of vector ticks.quine piroplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasites Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi) and Babesia caballi, which is approximately twice the size of T. equi. EP affects horses, donkeys, mules, and zebras and sometimes dogs.
African trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. There are two types that infect humans, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T.b.g) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.).T.b.g causes over 98% of reported cases.frican trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma brucei. There are two types that infect humans, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (T.b.g) and Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (T.b.r.). T.b.g causes over 98% of reported cases.
Equine piroplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasites Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi) and Babesia caballi, which is approximately twice the size of T. equi. EP affects horses, donkeys, mules, and zebras and sometimes dogs.The wild zebra population is an important reservoir for the disease in Africa.quine piroplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasites Theileria equi (formerly Babesia equi) and Babesia caballi, which is approximately twice the size of T. equi. EP affects horses, donkeys, mules, and zebras and sometimes dogs.