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Some effects of irradiation on Theileria parva in the salivary glands of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

R. E. Purnell ,
M. A. Ledger  and
J. B. Obatre
R. E. Purnell
Affiliation:
Immunological Research on Tick-borne Cattle Diseases and Tick Control Project, East African Veterinary Research Organisation, Muguga, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
M. A. Ledger
Affiliation:
Immunological Research on Tick-borne Cattle Diseases and Tick Control Project, East African Veterinary Research Organisation, Muguga, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
J. B. Obatre
Affiliation:
Immunological Research on Tick-borne Cattle Diseases and Tick Control Project, East African Veterinary Research Organisation, Muguga, P.O. Kabete, Kenya
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Groups of R. appendiculatus ticks infected with T. parva were irradiated at doses varying from 0 to 32 krad and then applied to rabbits; 3 and 4 days later their salivary glands were removed, processed and examined. Increasing doses of irradiation resulted both in a decreased infection rate of ticks and a decrease in the number of parasite masses observed in infected ticks. No normal parasite masses were seen after doses of 4 krad or above.

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Research Article
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Parasitology , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , August 1972 , pp. 23 - 26
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1972

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