Meanings
nounEast Coast fever (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA disease of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by the parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
Synonyms: amakebe, pyrosomal disease, theileriosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disease of cattle, sheep, and goats caused by the parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.
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