The transstadial transmission of Babesia caballi by Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi
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De Waal, D.T.
Potgieter, F.T.
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Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria.
Abstract
Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi larvae were fed on the ears of rabbits. Seven days after larval infestation,
unfed, newly moulted nymphae were manually removed to infest a splenectomized donkey showing a patent
Babesia caballi infection. Engorged nymphae were collected from the donkey and the ensuing adult ticks were
placed on a susceptible horse. The horse contracted a B. caballi infection showing a prepatent period of 19 days
after tick infestation. A very low parasitaemia, (highest score 2), which was patent for only 10 days, was
recorded. The lowest packed cell volume recorded was 16 %.
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Keywords
Veterinary medicine
Sustainable Development Goals
Citation
De Waal, DT & Potgieter, FT 1987, 'The transstadial transmission of Babesia caballi by Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 655-656.