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- East Coast fever. A serious tick-borne disease of cattle caused by the protozoan parasite Theileria parva, transmitted by brown ear ticks; characterized by fever, swollen lymph nodes, and often fatal if untreated.
Example: Njanjo cia mũrimũ wa ngaaĩ nĩigitagĩra ng’ombe cia iria na hihi ng'ombe ĩbatiĩ gũthecwo maita maigana? (Is east coast fever vaccinations necessary to protect dairy cows and how often should they be administered?); Njanjo ya mũrimũ wa ngaaĩ ĩrĩa ĩtagwo ECF Muguga Vaccine, nĩya gĩkĩro kĩa igũru na nĩ ĩhũthĩkĩte na ĩkonania mawega mabũrũri marĩa marĩ rũgũrũ, gatagatĩ na mũhuro wa Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda... (ECF Muguga Vaccine is a quality vaccine and is used successfully across East, Central and Southern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe) against east coast fever.); Hebata wa kũhũra ng'ombe dawa ya kũũraga ngũha tondũ nĩitambagia mũrimũ wa ngaaĩ na mĩrimũ ĩngĩ. Ng'ombe ibatiĩ kũigwo na ũgima mwega wa mwĩrĩ hĩngo ciothe. (It is still necessary to spray against ticks as ticks carry other disease besides mild exposure to ticks is important to keep your animals immune for life.)