THEILERIASIS OF CATTLE IN INDIA
BY
S. K. SEN, M.Sc., F.R.E.S.,
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M. K. SRINIVASAN, G.M.V.C.,
Imperial Veterinary Research Institute, Muktesar.
[Received for publication on 30th October 1936]
(With Plate VII and three text-figures).
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION |
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SOURCE OF STRAIN |
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HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY |
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INCUBATION PERIOD . |
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SYMPTOMS . . . |
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BLOOD PICTURE . . |
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HAEMATOLOGICAL CHANGES IN RELATION TO PROGNOSIS |
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VIABILITY OF STRAIN |
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LOCALIZATION OF ' VIRUS ' |
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IMMUNITY TESTS . . |
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IDENTITY OF PARASITE |
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CURATIVE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS. |
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS |
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REFERENCES . . |
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INTRODUCTION
BOVINE theileriasis, as a condition distinct from redwater (Babesia bigemina
infection) of cattle, was first recognized in India in 1925, when Edwards reported
the occurrence in hill bulls of a species of protozoan parasite conforming with the
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