A feverish disease of cattle, prevalent in Africa and usually fatal.
东海岸热（一种牲畜热病，主要流行于非洲，通常致命）
This disease is caused by a parasitic protozoan of the genus Theileria (phylum Sporozoa, kingdom Protista), which lives in the host's blood cells and is transmitted by the bite of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus (family Ixodidae)