Unclassified Protozoa

Question 1

Anaplasma species which primarily affect the RBCs of cattle

Answer 1

A. marginale, A. centrale

Question 2

Poultry species susceptible to Aegyptianellosis

Answer 2

Chicken, geese, ducks

Question 3

Vector of Aegyptienella pullorum

Answer 3

Argas persicus

Question 4

Eperythrozoon suis affect which species?

Answer 4

Pigs

Question 5

Destroy RBCs of cats leading to hemolytic anemia

Answer 5

Haemobartonella felis

Question 6

Most common tick-borne infectious disease of dogs

Answer 6

Ehrlichiosis

Question 7

Name the most common rickettsial species involved in ehrlichiosis in dogs

Answer 7

Ehrlichia canis

Question 8

What type of organism is Ehrlichia species?

Answer 8

Rickettsial

Question 9

Principal vector of Ehrlichiosis in dogs.

Answer 9

Brown dog tick or Rhipicephalus
sanguineus

Question 10

Other tick species transmitting Ehrlichiosis in canine

Answer 10

Ixodes (A. phagocytophila)
Amblyomma
Otobius (E. ewingii)

Question 11

Known as the culprit of tick-borne fever in sheep and cattle.

Answer 11

Ehrlichia phagocytophilia

Question 12

What is the infectious agent of tropical pancytopenia?

Answer 12

Ehrlichia canis

Question 13

Name one pathogenic species of Phylum Ciliata known to cause mucosal ulceration and dysentery in pigs.

Answer 13

Balantidium coli