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heartwater

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heartwater
a disease of cattle, sheep, goats and wild ungulates caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium (previously called Cowdria ruminantium), transmitted by the Amblyomma spp. ticks. In domestic animals it causes high fever and sudden death, or a less acute form manifested by incoordination, circling, blind charging, convulsions and death from encephalitis.
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Ticks follow fellow to tastiest cows The southern African bont tick, which produces a deadly malady in cattle known as heartwater disease, prefers animals tested out by its peers, according to a study conducted in Zimbabwe and reported in the Jan.
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