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✔︎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 anal sphincter, causing the passage of faeces with great force in a long, thin stream known as “pipe-stem” feces.

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