A locus conferring tolerance to Theileria infection in African cattle

East Coast fever, a tick-borne cattle disease caused by the Theileria parva parasite, is among the biggest natural killers of cattle in East Africa, leading to over 1 million deaths annually. Here we report on the genetic analysis of a cohort of Bos indicus (Boran) cattle demonstrating heritable tol...

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Main Authors:	Wragg, D., Cook, Elizabeth A.J., Latré de Laté, Perle, Sitt, Tatjana, Hemmink, Johanneke D., Chepkwony, Maurine C., Njeru, Regina, Poole, Elizabeth J., Powell, J., Paxton, E.A., Callaby, R., Talenti, A., Miyunga, Antoinette, Ndambuki, Gideon M., Mwaura, Stephen, Auty, H., Matika, O., Hassan, M., Marshall, Karen, Connelley, T., Morrison, L.J., Bronsvoort, B.M. de C., Morrison, W.I., Toye, Philip G., Prendergast, J.G.D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	2022
Subjects:	east coast fever animal diseases disease control theileria parva cattle
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119413