Babesiosis infections in horses appear to be spreading in central Europe – review
There is clear evidence of increasing babesiosis infections among humans and animals across Europe, researchers say.
Read moreEquine Piroplasmosis is a blood-borne protozoal disease that can affect all equines, but is not transmissible to humans.
It can be transmitted from a positive horse to a negative horse by blood transfer from dirty instruments or by tick vectors.
There is clear evidence of increasing babesiosis infections among humans and animals across Europe, researchers say.
Read moreMore work is required to identify regions across the country where horses are at greatest risk from the protozoan disease.
Read moreStudy in Spain examined the competition performance of seropositive and seronegative elite endurance horses.
Read moreStudy results confirm the presence of the parasites across France, with five regions in southern France particularly affected.
Read moreStudy reports for the first time the presence of Theileria haneyi in Egypt.
Read more“A lot of testing has been done on a hell of a lot of horses to prove we don’t have the disease here.”
Read moreMeasures should be taken to prevent further spread of the disease, the case report team said.
Read moreExports from New Zealand resumed under an interim arrangement after 263 horses return negative tests for protozoan that causes piroplasmosis.
Read moreOngoing testing has found no other positive horses, amid growing optimism the result from the imported mare will prove to be an isolated case.
Read moreThoroughbred mare who returned positive test earlier this month was imported under New Zealand protocols last year from France and had been at Cambridge Stud since February 2019.
Read moreBroodmare had been imported from the EU last year, and has shown no signs of ill health.
Read moreThe need for new antiprotozoal agents is becoming increasingly urgent, researchers say.
Read moreNew molecular-based test is not only sensitive, but can target more Babesia species.
Read moreFindings raise prospect of cross-species transmission through tick vectors.
Read moreFour methods used to detect equine piroplasmosis.
Read moreContinued surveillance urged by researchers.
Read moreLarge-scale testing of potential drug therapies now possible.
Read moreResearchers say a surveillance programme is urgently needed.
Read moreCounty-wide effort targeting blood-borne protozoal disease is under way.
Read moreState officials to test all equines in Kleberg County for the protozoan disease.
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