17/12/2022
✔︎𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 (𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿)⌨︎✍︎
▪️ Babesiosis is a protozoal tick-born disease characterized by extensive intravascular hemolysis leading to depression, anemia, icterus, hemoglobinuria, and in the case of B. bovis infections neurological signs
𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗦
⇨ Redwater
⇨ Tick Fever
⇨ Cattle Fever
⇨ Texas Fever
⇨ Piroplasmosis
🔴𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗚𝗬
▪️Order:- Piroplasmida
▪️Family:- Babesiidae
▪️Genus:- Babesia
𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧
⇨ Cattle and buffaloes
⇨ Sheep and goats
⇨ Horse; Dog; Cat
⇨ Calves have a degree of immunity that persists for 6 month
⇨ Animals that recover from Babesia infections are generally immune for their commercial life (4 yr),
♲︎︎︎𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡
⇨ Transmitted by ticks
⇨ In ticks, transovarial transmission occurs
⇨ Other routes of minor importance
⇨ Direct inoculation of blood
⇨ Biting flies and contaminated fomites
⇨ In utero infection (rare event).
☁︎𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀
⇨ Acute disease for 3 to 7 days
▪️Fever >40° C (104-107° F)
▪️Sometimes also observed Abortion
▪️Urine is dark red to brown in color
▪️ Hemoglobinuria is also known as Redwater (not present in all cases in B. bovis infection)
▪️Anemia and jaundice (prolonged and severe cases)
▪️ Photosensitization
▪️In B. bovis infection neurologic signs such as seizures, hyperesthesia, and paralysis seen
▪️ Death
➪Subacute case:
▪️It is associated with B. divergens is similar to that of B. bovis
▪️ Seen in young cows and mild fever
▪️ Hemoglobinuria is absent
▪️There is spasm of the a**l sphincter, causing the passage of faeces with great force in a long, thin stream known as “pipe-stem” f***s.
𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁💉
▪️ Drugs of choice diminazene aceturate, imidocarb dipropionate, amicarbalide diisethionate, and phenamidine have been used against Babesia.
▪️Diminazene aceturate @ 3.5 - 7 mg/kg deep I/M once.
▪️Give other supportive treatment