Theileria orientalis Ikeda Genotype in Cattle, Virginia, USA
Vanessa J. Oakes, Michael J. Yabsley, Diana Schwartz, Tanya LeRoith, Carolynn Bissett, Charles Broaddus, Jack L. Schlater, S. Michelle Todd, Katie M. Boes, Meghan Brookhart, and Kevin K. Lahmers
Author affiliations: Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA (V.J. Oakes, T. LeRoith, S.M. Todd, K.M. Boes, M. Brookhart, K.K. Lahmers); University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA (M.J. Yabsley); Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA (D. Schwartz); Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Richmond, Virginia, USA (C. Bissett, C. Broaddus); US Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA (J.L. Schlater)
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Figure 1. Blood smear of an animal from a farm in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA, that was infected with Theileria orientalis Ikeda genotype. There is evidence of a regenerative response to anemia (anisocytosis and polychromasia) and intracellular piroplasms within erythrocytes. Scale bar indicates 10 µm.
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