title: Successful therapeutic management of concurrent subclinical Eimeria leukarti and Babesia (Theileria) equi infection in a mare.
abstract: The occurrence of Eimeria leukarti infection in equine is being sporadically documented despite its cosmopolitan prevalence. A Marwari mare, aged 3 years and 6 months and owned by a socio-economically weaker class of labourer of royal families, was suffering from non specific enteric disorders. Detailed systemic clinical examination of mare confirmed subclinical enteric infection with E. leukarti and piroplasms of Babesia (Theileria) equi in the circulating erythrocytes. She was therapeutically managed with synchronous administration of specific and supportive therapy with success. Non specific clinical manifestations of the disease in equines, its debatable pathogenic significance, predisposing immunosuppressive impact of concurrent B. (T.) equi in circulating erythrocytes and probable reasons for under reporting of the disease in equines, etc. have been discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, 281001 India.
authors.forename: Vikrant
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sudan
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Agra Road, Jaipur, 302031 India.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Agra Road, Jaipur, 302031 India.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Apollo College of Veterinary Medicine, Agra Road, Jaipur, 302031 India.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Borah
keywords: Babesia (Theileria) equi; Concurrent infection; Eimeria leukarti; Mare; Therapeutic management