Comparative efficacy of diminazene diaceturate and diminazene aceturate for the treatment of babesiosis in horses

Hamad Bin Rashid; Mamoona Chaudhry; Haroon Rashid; Khalid Pervez; Muhammad Arif Khan; Asim Khalid Mahmood

doi:10.1007/s11250-007-9121-2

Comparative efficacy of diminazene diaceturate and diminazene aceturate for the treatment of babesiosis in horses

Hamad Bin Rashid
, Mamoona Chaudhry
, Haroon Rashid
, Khalid Pervez
, Muhammad Arif Khan
, Asim Khalid Mahmood

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Abstract

The present work was conducted to study the comparative efficacy of two anti-protozoan (babesicidal) drugs on the recovery and health of horses. A total of 80 horses, showing typical clinical symptoms of the disease, were selected for this study; the presence of babesiosis was confirmed through blood smear examination. These animals were divided into two groups i.e. A and B. Horses of Group A, were treated with diminazene diaceturate, while horses of Group B were treated with diminazene aceturate. Efficacy of the drugs was determined by the reversal of clinical signs and a negative blood smear examination. The efficacy of diminazene diaceturate was demonstrated to be 80% while diminazene aceturate was found to have 90% efficacy against babesiosis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	463-467
Number of pages	5
Journal	Tropical Animal Health and Production
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-007-9121-2
Publication status	Published - Aug 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Babesia caballi
Babesia equi
Babesiosis
Diminazene aceturate
Diminazene diaceturate
Equine Piroplasmosis

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