Clinico-haematological Profile and Therapeutic Management of Acute Babesiosis in Sheep and Goats

Tufani, N.A.; Malik, H. U.; Fazili, M. R.

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“…When tick population is very high, the disease may be so acute as to cause death within a few days, during which the PCV falls below 20% and the parasitaemia, which is usually detectable once the clinical signs appear and may involve 0.2% to 45% of the red cells, depending on the species of Babesia (Urquhart et al, 1996). Most of the clinico-haemotological findings observed in our cases were similar to those reported earlier by Tufani et al (2015). For years, babesiosis treatment has been based on the use of very few drugs like imidocarb or diminazene aceturate.…”

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“…The disease is particularly severe in naive animals introduced into endemic areas and is a considerable constraint on livestock development in many part of the world (Urquhart et al, 2003). It occurs most commonly in exotic crossbred cattle under stress conditions (Radostits et al, 2000) particularly in tropical and subtropical countries including India (Tufani et al, 2015) when tick population is very high.…”

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Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Cattle: A Case Report

Gungi¹,

Haritha²,

Kumari³

2016

Res. J. Vet. Pract.

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| Babesiosis is a tick-transmitted disease caused by protozoans of the genus Babesia and it is characterized by haemolytic anemia and fever, with occasional hemoglobinuria and death. In the present study 4 cross bred cows aged between 4-6 years were presented to the college hospital with the history of fever, anorexia, passing coffee coloured urine, reduced milk yield, depression and reluctance to move. Examination of the blood smears confirmed the Babesia spp. in all the cows. Microscopy detection methods are still the cheapest and fastest methods used to identify Babesia parasites although their sensitivity and specificity are limited. Haematological studies revealed reduced Hb, PCV and TEC. Serum chemistry revealed hyperglycemia, hyperbilirubinemia, BUN, AST and hypoprotienemia. Urine was positive for haemoglobin, glucose and bile pigments. Three cows were treated successfully with diminazene aceturate (Berenil) at 3 mg/kg body weight, together with supportive therapy. Whereas, one cow died due to severe anemia.

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Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Cattle: A Case Report

Gungi¹,

Haritha²,

Kumari³

2016

Res. J. Vet. Pract.

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“…The clinical examination of the Gir calf revealed the similar observations as reported by earlier workers (Venu et al 2013;Tufani et al 2009;Bikane et al 2001). Laboratory investigation of peripheral blood revealed suppressed haematological indices.…”

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Traditional versus molecular based detection of a rare occurrence of babesiosis in Gir calf and its therapeutic management

2016

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A 30-day old Gir calf was brought to Veterinary Polyclinic with symptoms of high fever, dullness, dyspnea, pale mucus membrane and haemoglobinuria. Blood sample was collected and microscopic examination of thin blood smear confirmed the case of acute babesiosis. It was further confirmed by polymerase chain reaction that amplified an approximately 410 bp portion of the ssurDNA of Babesia spp. The calf was managed with diminazene aceturate @5 mg/kg (Berenil) intramuscularly followed by supportive therapy including intravenous infusions. The present study reports a rare case of bovine babesiosis, its clinical variants, diagnosis, hematology and therapeutic management.

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“…In the Kashmir valley due to climatic alterations, the vector population is consistently expanding to unforeseen areas like high altitude or temperate zones in recent years. A few studies on animal's blood protozoa such as Babesia, Theileria and Rickettsia such as Anaplasma have been carried out in Kashmir Valley in recent years (Tufani et al, 2009 andHaq et al, 2017). The present paper deals with the haemato-biochemical and therapeutic studies on ovine babesiosis in Kashmir.…”

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↵Haemato-biochemical and Therapeutic Studies on Ovine Babesiosis in Kashmir

Haq

Tufani

Malik

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Background: The clinical study was designed to evaluate the haemato-biochemical changes in sheep affected with babesiosis and therapeutic regimes of various drugs used against babesiosis. Methods: A total of 24 clinically affected sheep with 6 animals in each group were selected for the haemato-biochemical and therapeutic study. The diagnosis was based on clinical manifestations, microscopic examination of blood smears and molecular confirmation of Babesia by PCR technique. For therapeutic study Group I, II, III and IV were treated with imidocarb dipropionate, imidocarb dipropionate+oxytetracycline, diminazene aceturate and diminazene aceturate+oxytetracycline, respectively. Result: The clinical signs recorded were high fever, pale mucous membranes, presence of ticks, inappetence, coffee-coloured urine and diarrhoea. The vectors identified were Haemaphysalis ticks. Hb, PCV, TEC, total protein, albumin, calcium, phosphorus and blood glucose were significantly (P less than 0.05) lower in the diseased group as compared to healthy animals while TLC, globulin and iron levels were significantly (P less than 0.05) higher compared to the healthy control group. The study revealed that the combination of imidocarb dipropionate and oxytetracycline was highly effective for ovine babesiosis.

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Clinico-haematological Profile and Therapeutic Management of Acute Babesiosis in Sheep and Goats

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Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Cattle: A Case Report

Traditional versus molecular based detection of a rare occurrence of babesiosis in Gir calf and its therapeutic management

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Clinico-haematological Profile and Therapeutic Management of Acute Babesiosis in Sheep and Goats

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Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Cattle: A Case Report

Clinical Management of Babesiosis in Cattle: A Case Report

Traditional versus molecular based detection of a rare occurrence of babesiosis in Gir calf and its therapeutic management

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