Some epizootiological and clinical aspects of ovine babesiosis caused by Babesia ovis—a review

Prevalence and chemotherapy of babesiosis among Lohi sheep in the Livestock Experiment Station, Qadirabad, Pakistan, and environs

“…The present results also agree with those of Voyvoda et al (38), who reported hemoglobin and hematocrit values of 7.00 ± 0.3 g/dL and 19.07 ± 0.78%, respectively, for naturally infected white karaman sheep with Babesia ovis. In addition, the present findings are similar to those of Baby et al (29), Gautan and Chaudhary (39), Reid et al (40) and Yeruham et al (10,41), who reported a decrease in hemoglobin and hematocrit values during babesiosis. Red blood cell counts reduced due to severe anemia, as well as due to destruction by Babesia.…”

Tolerance to Tick-Borne Diseases in Sheep: Highlights of a Twenty-Year Experience in a Mediterranean Environment

“…To the purpose, four sheep belonging to a sensitive and non tolerant breed (Romanov), and four sheep to a sensitive but tolerant breed (Altamurana) underwent regular bleeding for seven days, stopping when the decrease of the packed cell volume ranged from 35 to 40%, the same as usually observed in clinical ovine babesiosis caused by B. ovis (Yeruham et al, 1998). Over time the quantity and quality of the evolution of the haematological response were checked.…”

Major tick-borne parasitic diseases of animals: A frame of references in Turkey

“…B. ovis is the most important Babesia species infecting small ruminants in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Far East. The geographic distribution of Babesia species shows parallelism with that of their tick vectors, which are mainly Rhipicephalus species in tropical and subtropical regions (Yeruham et al 1985, Yeruham et al 1998a, Yeruham et al 1998b, Kuttler 1988 . Babesiosis is the principal tick-borne disease of small ruminants which are the main livestock species in Turkey.…”

“…Babesia ovis is highly pathogenic Babesia species of sheep, and the clinical cases are usually severe. In the acute cases, pancytopenia characterized by anemia, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia occurs in the blood picture of sick animals (Yeruham et al 1985, Yeruham et al 1998a, Yeruham et al 1998b, Kuttler 1988, Uilenberg 2006, Sevinc et al 2013b. Untreated cases usually end up in death of sick animals.…”