%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence and chemotherapy of babesiosis among Lohi sheep in the Livestock Experiment Station, Qadirabad, Pakistan, and environs
%A Rashid
%A A
%A Khan
%A JA
%A Khan
%A MS
%A Rasheed
%A K
%A Maqbool
%A A
%A Iqbal
%A J
%J Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
%D 2010
%I Centro de Estudos de Venenos e Animais Pe?onhentos - CEVAP, Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP
%R 10.1590/S1678-91992010000400008
%X a total of 310 blood smears were collected from sheep of the livestock experiment station, qadirabad, sahiwal district, pakistan, and surrounding areas. the samples were examined microscopically and 30 (9.67%) were positive for babesiosis. the animals were divided into two groups (a and b) for chemotherapy. group a sheep were treated with diminazene diaceturate while group b animals received imidocarb dipropionate. drug efficacy was determined by negative blood smear examination. diminazene diaceturate effectiveness against babesiosis was 80% while that of imidocarb dipropionate was 100%. hematological studies revealed a significant decrease in hemoglobin concentrations and hematocrit values for babesia-positive animals compared to healthy controls.
%K babesiosis
%K sheep
%K hemoglobin
%K hematocrit
%K diminazene
%K imidocarb
%K pakistan.
%U http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1678-91992010000400008&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en