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Growth of Theileria parva-infected Bovine Lymphoid Cells in Irradiated Mice

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SEVERAL attempts to establish Theileria parva, the causative organism of East Coast fever of cattle, in laboratory animals1–4 have failed. The recent successful establishment of T. parva macroschizont-infected bovine lymphoid cells in tissue culture5 provided a concentrated source of material which could be used in further attempts to infect laboratory animals.

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  1. A. D. IRVIN: On ODA secondment from the ARC Institute for Research on Animal Diseases, Compton, Berkshire.

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  1. United Nations Development Programme/Food and Agriculture Organization Tick-borne Diseases Project, East African Veterinary Research Organization, Muguga, PO Kabete, Kenya

    A. D. IRVIN, C. G. D. BROWN, M. P. CUNNINGHAM, J. G. CRAWFORD & M. A. LEDGER

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IRVIN, A., BROWN, C., CUNNINGHAM, M. et al. Growth of Theileria parva-infected Bovine Lymphoid Cells in Irradiated Mice. Nature New Biology 236, 106–107 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio236106a0

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