Editing Common eland (section)

===Diseases and parasites===
Common elands are resistant to [[trypanosomiasis]], a protozoan infection that has the [[tsetse fly]] as a [[Vector (epidemiology)|vector]], but not to the ''[[Rhipicephalus]]''-transmitted disease [[Tropical theileriosis|theileriosis]]. The disease-causing bacterium ''Theileria taurotragi'' has caused many eland deaths. ''[[Clostridium chauvoei]]'', another bacterium, can be harmful, as well. Elands are also hosts to several kinds of [[tick]]s. In one study, an eland was found to be host to the ''[[Amblyomma]]'' species ''A. gemma'' and ''A. variegatum'', and ''[[Rhipicephalus]]'' species ''R. decoloratus'', ''R. appendiculatus'', ''R. evertsi'', ''[[Rhipicephalus pulchellus|R. pulchellus]]'' and ''R. pravus''. Elands produce [[antibody|antibodies]] for ''[[Brucella]]'' bacteria, but none for ''[[Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis|Mycobacterium paratuberculosis]]'' or various types of [[pneumonia]] like contagious bovine pneumonia and contagious caprine pneumonia, normally infectious in cows or antelopes.<ref name=Pappas/>