heartwater

heartwater
heart·wa·ter 'härt-.wȯt-ər, -.wät- n a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, and cattle in southern Africa that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Cowdria (C. ruminantium) transmitted by a bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum) called also heartwater disease, heartwater fever

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heart·wa·ter (hahrtґwaw-tər) a fatal rickettsial disease of cattle, sheep, and goats in sub-Saharan Africa and on certain islands in the Indian Ocean, marked by fluid accumulation in the pleura, pericardium, and pleural cavity. It is caused by Ehrlichia ruminantium, which is transmitted by the ticks Amblyomma hebraeum and A. variegata. Called also cowdriosis, veld or veldt disease, and veld or veldt sickness.

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