Efficacy of naphthoquinones and imidocarb dipropionate on Theileria sergenti infections in splenectomized calves.

Effect of Imidocarb dipropionate on the immune response to Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine in healthy and anaplasmosis-infected calves

Aim: This work was performed to investigate the effect of a potent anti-protozoan drug, Imidocarb on the cell mediated and humoral immune response to foot and mouth disease vaccine (FMDV, O strain) in normal and Anaplasmosis-infected calves. 1 Materials and Methods: A total of 55 male mixed bred calves were used and divided into two main groups of 25 calves each. The first group was healthy and...

Re-Emergence of the Apicomplexan Theileria equi in the United States: Elimination of Persistent Infection and Transmission Risk

Arthropod-borne apicomplexan pathogens that cause asymptomatic persistent infections present a significant challenge due to their life-long transmission potential. Although anti-microbials have been used to ameliorate acute disease in animals and humans, chemotherapeutic efficacy for apicomplexan pathogen elimination from a persistently infected host and removal of transmission risk is largely ...

Studies on imidocarb dihydrochloride in experimental Babesia ovis infection in splenectomized lambs

Combined treatment with a dithiosemicarbazone and oxytetracycline to eliminate Anaplasma marginale infections in splenectomized calves.

A total of iz treatmct schcdules consbiing oxytetracycline and an alpha­ dithiosetnicarbazonew'ere tested in' 36 splcnectomizcd calves carrying Anaplasma marginale infections. Anaplasma itifrtion was elimiatcdfollo'in[g the administration of 5 or ionig./kg. dithiosemicarbazone combined with j img./lkq. oxytetracycline, and gi,en 3 times at 24 or 48 hr. intervals. Treatments employing ho'er drg"...

Unusual cases of Theileria annulata infection in calves