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PRONUNCIATION OF EAST COAST FEVER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EAST COAST FEVER

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East coast fever is a noun.
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WHAT DOES EAST COAST FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

East Coast fever

East Coast fever is a disease of cattle, sheep and goats caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva. The term excludes diseases caused by other Theileria, such as tropical theileriosis, caused by T. annulata, and human theileriosis, caused by T. microti.

Definition of east coast fever in the English dictionary

The definition of east coast fever in the dictionary is a disease of cattle, endemic in east and central Africa, caused by a parasite, Theileria parva, that is carried by ticks.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EAST COAST FEVER

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eassel
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east
East Africa
East African
East African Community
East Anglia
East Anglian
East Ayrshire
East Bengal
East Bengali
East Berlin
East Berliner
east by north
east by south

WORDS THAT END LIKE EAST COAST FEVER

African swine fever
buck fever
cabin fever
cat-scratch fever
dengue fever
ever
fever
gold fever
haemorrhagic fever
hay fever
jungle fever
Mediterranean fever
Q fever
recurrent fever
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
scarlet fever
spotted fever
spring fever
swine fever
typhoid fever
yellow fever

Synonyms and antonyms of east coast fever in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «east coast fever» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EAST COAST FEVER

Find out the translation of east coast fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of east coast fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «east coast fever» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

东海岸热
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiebre de la costa oriental
570 millions of speakers

English

east coast fever
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पूर्वी तट बुखार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حمى الساحل الشرقي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Восточное побережье лихорадка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

febre da costa leste
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূর্ব উপকূল জ্বর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

côte est de la fièvre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demam pantai timur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ostküste Fieber
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東海岸熱
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동부 해안 열
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demam pesisir wétan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sốt bờ biển phía đông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிழக்கு கடற்கரை காய்ச்சல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्व किनारा ताप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Doğu kıyısı ateşi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

febbre costa orientale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wschód wybrzeże gorączka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Східне узбережжя лихоманка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

febră coasta de est
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανατολικά πυρετός ακτή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ooskuskoors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

östkusten feber
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

østkysten feber
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of east coast fever

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST COAST FEVER»

The term «east coast fever» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EAST COAST FEVER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about east coast fever

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EAST COAST FEVER»

Discover the use of east coast fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to east coast fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Science and Empire: East Coast Fever in Rhodesia and the ...
The story of East Coast fever, a lethal disease of cattle, and its scientific study.
Paul F. Cranefield, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Entomology
Theileria parva causes East Coast Fever, the most serious of the diseases caused by Theileria in cattle. It is transmitted by Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. East Coast Fever was first described in east Africa at the start of the seventeenth century ...
John L. Capinera, 2008
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Future of Livestock Industries in East and Southern Africa: ...
Summary Considerable economic losses in the eastern, central and southern Africa region are caused by East Coast fever. Annual estimates are USS 168 million including a mortality of 1.1 million cattle. The disease is conventionally ...
Jackson A. Kategile, S. Mubi, 1993
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Emerging and Exotic Diseases of Animals
African buffalo and waterbucks are reservoirs for this infection. T. annulata infects cattle, yak, and buffalo, with milder infections usually seen in buffalo. Geographic distribution East Coast fever is found from southern Sudan to South Africa and ...
Anna Rovid Spickler, James A. Roth, 2006
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Immunization Against East Coast Fever: Report of a Workshop ...
Appendix I DATA MANAGEMENT FOR THE EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTIVITY OF CATTLE IMMUNIZED AGAINST EAST COAST FEVER G.Gettinby and A.D.James INTRODUCTION Over the last decade, laboratory ...
A. D. Irvin, 1986
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Report on a Mission to Evaluate East Coast Fever in Zanzibar
REPORT ON A MISSION TO EVALUATE EAST COAST FEVER IN ZANZIBAR ILRAD LIBRARY NAIROBI Ace. No. 0959 °'1 Class 619:616.99 IRV By A.D. IRVIN International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases P.O. Box 30709 ...
A. D. Irvin, 1984
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International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases ...
Cattle that survive infection with T. parva are thereafter immune to East Coast fever for long periods. This suggests that it may be feasible to control the disease by immunizing livestock against the parasite. However, the different T. parva stocks ...
International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases, Nairobi (Kenya), 1991
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Immunization Against East Coast Fever: Isolation and ...
TECHNICAL REPORT IMMUNIZATION AGAINST EAST COAST FEVER: ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THEILERIA PARVA STOCKS FROM UNGUJA AND PEMBA FOR USE IN INFECTION AND TREATMENT By S.P. MORZARIA ...
Subhash P. Morzaria, 1986
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Theileriosis: Report of a Workshop Held in Nairobi, Kenya, ...
Experimental Parasitology, 24, 9-25. Jarrett, W. F. H., Pirie, H. M., and Sharp, N. C. C. 1969. Immunisation against East Coast fever using tick infections and Chlor tetracycline. Experimental Parasitology, 24, 147-151. Jezierski, A., Lambelin, G., ...
J. B. Henson, Marilyn Campbell, 1977
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Compendium of ILRI Research Impact and Adoption, 1975-98
Objectives To evaluate the economic viability of immunisation against East Coast fever and to assess its potential impact in dairyproduction systems in two regions of Kenya. East Coast fever is controlled by frequent application of acaricides; ...
P. K. Thornton, A. N. Odero, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EAST COAST FEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term east coast fever is used in the context of the following news items.
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IFAD embarks on livestock project
Meanwhile, IFAD Country Director Abla Benhammouche said the objective of the project is to reduce incidences of East Coast Fever -ECF- and ... «ZNBC, Jul 15»
2
Iringa - a Sparkling Jewel for Farmers
Tick borne diseases are the most common causes of poor animal health in Iringa region. These include East Coast Fever, Babesiosis, Heart ... «AllAfrica.com, Jun 15»
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Zambia: IFAD provide $ 15 million to finance the livestock sector
... Government capacity for animal diseases control and reducing the incidence of the east coast fever and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia ... «Medafrica Times, May 15»
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They kill one cow every 30 seconds in Africa, but you've probably …
One particularly devastating tick-borne disease is East Coast Fever, caused by the protozoan parasite, Theileria parva. East Coast fever ... «Mail & Guardian Africa, May 15»
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Response To East Coast Fever Outbreak In Ikwoto By ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross, ICRC, has for the second time responded with an intervention to a recent outbreak of East Coast ... «gurtong, May 15»
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Lethal disease that attacks in wet season
Now, let us shift gears to something more devastating — East Coast Fever. ECF is caused by a blood parasite that shares most characteristics ... «The Standard Digital News, May 15»
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Parasites protect cattle from disease, study finds
Of the 454 that survived the first year, 86 percent were infected by Theileria parva, which causes East Coast fever disease, the main cause of ... «Capital Press, Apr 15»
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Parasitology: Parasites as protectors
The international study found that cattle infected with the protozoan parasite Theileria parva – which causes East Coast fever, one of Africa's ... «Financial Times, Mar 15»
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Co-infection reduces severity of East Coast fever, can help curb …
In east and central Africa, East Coast fever is spread when a tick bites a cow and injects the parasite Theileria parva (T. parva) through its saliva ... «News-Medical.net, Mar 15»
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Study: Co-infections May Protect Cattle
East Coast fever kills one cow every 30 seconds in Africa, causing $300 million in annual losses. But a new discovery could lead to an effective ... «Voice of America, Mar 15»

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