Theileria parva: Blood smear containing shizonts in lymphoblasts (wthpar1)
Note the schizonts containing merozoites in the cytoplasm of lymphoblasts in a blood smear stained with a Romanovsky type stain. These schizonts are referred to as Koch's or Koch's blue bodies
DVTD, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria
- Theileria parva
- East Coast fever
- ECF
- Bovine
- Blood smear
- Parasite
- Schizonts
- Merozoites
- Koch's body
- Koch's blue body