ABSTRACT
The B. felis is unique in its response to chemotherapy in that the usual babesiacidal drugs fail to produce a remission of infection. Babesiosis is an infectious, noncontagious disease of vertebrates, often characterized by fever, anemia, and hemoglobinuria, caused by any one of numerous tick-transmitted blood protozoa belonging to the genus Babesia. In the US, treatment of cattle for babesiosis has assumed a secondary role because of a successful Boophilus tick eradication program which was followed by the disappearance of cattle babesiosis in the US A variety of chemical compounds have been successfully used in the treatment of babesiosis. Treatment of acute babesiosis is usually concerned with moderating clinical signs, characterized by fever and the anemia associated with parasitemia. Trypan blue was probably the first specific drug used to successfully treat bovine babesiosis. Diamidine Derivatives have proven effective and safe in the treatment of bovine babesiosis.
