PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON OVINE BABES IOSIS EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION BY RHIPICEPHALUS BURSA INFECTED WITH BABESIA OVIS AND TIME OF TICK. REPLETION

Document Type : Research article

Authors

Dept. of Medicine & Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Vet. Med., Assiut University

Abstract

Three splenectomized sheep were experimentally infected with Rhipicephalus bursa infec ted with Babesia ovis. Course of the disease, parasitaemia were discussed. Un animal died, the other two were treated successfully. The time of tick repletion was the 5th to 7th day of tick infestation which continued for another 2 days.