Study the incidence of babesiosis in cattle of afghan refugees in Mohmand agency, Pakistan
Baharullah Khattak, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Taj Ali Khan, Mubashir Hussain, Syed Ishtiaq Anjum, Shahid Niaz Khan and Ayesha Haleem Shah
The present study was conducted to determine the incidence of babesiosis in cattle of Afghan refugees in Mohmand Agency, FATA, and Pakistan. Blood samples from 380 animals (190 cow and190 buffaloes) were randomly collected and screened for the incidence of babesiosis. Out of which 38 cattle were found positive for babesiosis, making an overall infection rate of 10%. The species of babesia parasites identified in this survey along with their incidence was: Babesiabovis 23 (12.10%) and Babesiabigemina 15 (7.89%) respectively. It was concluded that Babesiabovis and Babesiabigemina cause babesiosis in cattle, which is one of the major pathogenic tick borne haemo parasitic disease of cattle and other domestic animals.
Baharullah Khattak, Muhammad Jamil Khan, Taj Ali Khan, Mubashir Hussain, Syed Ishtiaq Anjum, Shahid Niaz Khan, Ayesha Haleem Shah. Study the incidence of babesiosis in cattle of afghan refugees in Mohmand agency, Pakistan. J Entomol Zool Stud 2017;5(3):1422-1424.