The condition known as tick-borne fever (TBF),which occurs in sheep and cattle, is due to a tick-transmitted rickettsia called Cytoecetes phagocytophila , and has frequently been suggested to have an immunosuppressive effect, predisposing animals to other disease conditions. The work in this thesis was directed towards examining c. phagocytophila as a pathogen per se and its role in other diseases of sheep such as tick pyaemia, louping-ill and pneumonic pasteurellosis. The mechanism whereby the immunosuppressive effect occurred was investigated and methods for the oontrol or prevention of 'lBF and tick pyaemia explored.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:639737 |
| Date | January 1985 |
| Creators | Brodie, Thomas Adam |
| Publisher | University of Glasgow |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://theses.gla.ac.uk/6342/ |
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