Cerebral babesiosis in a new-born calf.
A case of intra-uterine transmission of Babesia bovis is reported. The calf was born normally but showed signs of intravascular haemolysis and nervous involvement 24 h after birth. It died shortly afterwards from cerebral babesiosis. The dam was not clinically affected.
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001404:Babesiosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male