| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | A disease of cattle, sheep, goats and wild ungulates caused by Cowdria ruminantium (called also Rickettsia ruminantium), transmitted by the 'bont-tick' (Amblyomma hebraeum) in South Africa, and by Amblyomma variegatum in Kenya. The disease is characterized by the accumulation of a large amount of fluid in the pericardial sac and nervous symptoms. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: HEARTWATER
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Heartwater Disease | Health | A tick-borne septicemic disease of ruminants caused by Cowdria ruminantium. (references) | |
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