Tick-borne disease -- United States
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has confirmed the presence of _Theileria orientalis_ Ikeda genotype in 3 West Virginia counties. The WVDA is working with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine's diagnostic laboratory at Virginia Tech to determine the extent of the disease across the region and understand its impact on the livestock industry. Additional surveillance samples are being collected throughout West Virginia.
_Theileria_ is a protozoan parasite
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6916957&promed&0
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