Anaplasmosis
Name(s):
Gallsickness
Nature
Anaplasmosis, sometimes called gallsickness, is a disease of domestic and wild animals, caused by the rickettsial parasite [Anaplasma marginale], which invades and destroys the erythrocytes, causing anaemia and severe digestive disturbance. There can also be a reduction in milk productivity. It is transmitted by a number of species; mechanical transmission by biting flies and unsterilized syringe needles also occurs. Some wild ungulates carry infection without showing symptoms.
Incidence
Anaplasmosis is widely distributed through tropical Africa, Asia, Australia and America.
Broader
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems