Protective immunity to heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium infection) is acquired after vaccination with in vitro-attenuated rickettsiae.

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• Heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium Infection) as a Cause of Postrestocking Mortality of Goats in Mozambique
  gan: Bekker, Cornelis P. J., et al.
  Cyhoeddwyd: (2001)
• Analysis of T-cell responses in cattle immunized against heartwater by vaccination with killed elementary bodies of Cowdria ruminantium.
  gan: Totté, P, et al.
  Cyhoeddwyd: (1997)
• Distribution of heartwater in the Caribbean determined on the basis of detection of antibodies to the conserved 32-kilodalton protein of Cowdria ruminantium.
  gan: Muller Kubold, A, et al.
  Cyhoeddwyd: (1992)
• Growth of Cowdria ruminantium, the Causative Agent of Heartwater, in a Tick Cell Line
  gan: Bell-Sakyi, Lesley, et al.
  Cyhoeddwyd: (2000)
• Prevalence of Cowdria ruminantium infection in Amblyomma hebraeum ticks from heartwater-endemic areas of Zimbabwe.
  gan: Peter, T. F., et al.
  Cyhoeddwyd: (1999)