Causative agents
- Theileria spp.
Differential diagnosis
- Anaplasmosis
- Babesiosis
1. History taking
- Tick infestation, identification of tick vector in the
grazing area
- Predisposing stress such as calving, milking,
starvation, shipment etc
2. Clinical examination
- Slightly fever
- Prescapular lymph node swelling
- Anemia
- Milk dropping in milking cow
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3. Microscopic examination
- Giemsa-stained blood smear
- Low PCV value
4. Serological test
- IFAT
Control and treatment
- Tick vector control
- Oxytetracycline and terramycin for treatment
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