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ReviewParasitology research2020

An appraisal of oriental theileriosis and the Theileria orientalis complex, with an emphasis on diagnosis and genetic characterisation.

Hagos Gebrekidan, Piyumali K Perera, Abdul Ghafar, Tariq Abbas, Robin B Gasser, Abdul Jabbar

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Review in Parasitology research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  8. Current research in parasitology & vector-borne diseases · 2026
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  12. Insight into oriental theileriosis: Indian perspective.Tropical animal health and production · 2025
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  16. Development of a Specific PCR Assay forPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  20. Ticking off the Tick Vectors:Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Hagos GebrekidanDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
Piyumali K PereraDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, The University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.
Abdul GhafarDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
Tariq AbbasDepartment of Epidemiology and Public Health, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
Robin B GasserDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia.
Abdul JabbarDepartment of Veterinary Biosciences, Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. jabbara@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-0046
The University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Peradeniya · LKUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oriental theileriosis, a tick-borne disease of bovids caused by members of the Theileria orientalis complex, has a worldwide distribution. Globally, at least 11 distinct genotypes of T. orientalis complex, including type 1 (chitose), type 2 (ikeda), type 3 (buffeli), types 4 to 8, and N1-N3, have been described based on the sequence of the major piroplasm surface protein (MPSP) gene. Of these 11 genotypes, mainly ikeda and chitose are known to be pathogenic and cause considerable morbidity (including high fever, anaemia, jaundice and abortion), production losses and/or mortality in cattle. Mixed infections with two or more genotypes of T. orientalis is common, but do not always lead to a clinical disease, posing challenges in the diagnosis of asymptomatic or subclinical forms of oriental theileriosis. The diagnosis of oriental theileriosis is usually based on clinical signs, the detection of piroplasms of T. orientalis in blood smears, and/or the use of serological or molecular techniques. This paper reviews current methods used for the diagnosis of T. orientalis infections and the genetic characterisation of members of the T. orientalis complex, and proposes that advanced genomic tools should be established for investigations of these and related haemoparasites.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, ProtozoanCattleCattle DiseasesDisease OutbreaksGenotypeProtozoan ProteinsTheileriaTheileriasisTick-Borne DiseasesAntigens, Protozoanmajor piroplasm surface protein, TheileriaProtozoan ProteinsBuffaloCattleCharacterisationDiagnosisTheileria orientalisTicks

Identifiers

PMID31811422
PMCPMC7223495
OpenAlexW2992158640

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