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Bovine Babesioses and Control

Bovine Babesioses and Control

Leonard Muchenditsi Khaluhi, Erick Ouma Mungube, James M. Wanjohi, Sebastian K. Waruri
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 25
ISBN13: 9781799864332|ISBN10: 1799864332|EISBN13: 9781799864356
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch012
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Khaluhi, Leonard Muchenditsi, et al. "Bovine Babesioses and Control." Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 263-287. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch012

APA

Khaluhi, L. M., Mungube, E. O., Wanjohi, J. M., & Waruri, S. K. (2021). Bovine Babesioses and Control. In C. Orenge (Ed.), Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock (pp. 263-287). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch012

Chicago

Khaluhi, Leonard Muchenditsi, et al. "Bovine Babesioses and Control." In Combating and Controlling Nagana and Tick-Borne Diseases in Livestock, edited by Caleb Oburu Orenge, 263-287. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6433-2.ch012

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Abstract

Bovine babesiosis is considered one of the most economically important tick-borne diseases in tropical and subtropical areas. Thus, it is important to understand the disease in terms causative agent, vectors, hosts, and distribution. Babesia is the causative agent of the disease and has a life cycle both in the invertebrate and vertebrate hosts. The major bovine species are B. bovis, B. bigemina, found in the tropics and sub tropics while B. divergens and B. major are found in the temperate regions. Bovine babesiosis is transmitted by the one-host cattle ticks, formerly in the genus Boophilus and now Rhipicephalus. In endemic areas are tick management, immunization, and anti-babesia drugs or by a combination. Chemotherapy is important for controlling the disease either to treat field cases or to control artificially induced infections. Conventional drugs for treating bovine babesiosis are Imidocarb dipropionate and Diminazene aceturate. Ticks are controlled by application of acaricides, but tick resistance and environmental pollution are drawbacks.

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