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DrO

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:05 am:

Hello Gerard,
Much depends on the type of piroplasmosis your horses have, there are 2 types. To read more about this and the treatments available, and the prognosis see, Diseases of Horses » Cardiovascular, Blood, and Immune System » Piroplasmosis In Horses.
DrO
Member:
canderso

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 7:43 am:

Oh Gerard, I am so very sorry.
Do you even have the option to treat? (In Canada, my understanding is that we don't.)

Also, weren't they tested pre-export?

Good luck - my fingers are crossed (Importing horses is such a gamble!!!)
Cheryl
New Member:
gerardlo

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 9:38 pm:

hi DrO,
tanks for your reaction. my horse is infected with the virus Babesia equi. is there a cure or a treatment for these horses. or is the only way the sacrifice. Here we don't have a law that regulates these cases. The chief vet her don't want to give us a second opinion. now we are trying to reach our goal by using a lawyer.
maybe with your help we can reach more success.
please send me a message by my email gerardlow@hotmail.com
New Member:
gerardlo

Posted on Tuesday, May 29, 2007 - 9:41 pm:

Chery thanks for your support. lets hope we can save these horses. i will keep you informed

gerard
Member:
canderso

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 7:33 am:

Dr O,
The government vet doing the quarantine on my mares mentioned that current thinking is that Babesiosis may be spread by biting insects. Have you heard this?

My fingers remain crossed, Gerard. Be thankful you are not in Canada...
Cheryl
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 8:32 am:

Guys we answer the disease transmission and treatment questions in the article referenced above. There are also discussions by others in similar situations as Gerard.
DrO
Member:
canderso

Posted on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 2:49 pm:

Dr. O.
Sorry to not be clear - the vet was referring to mosquitoes. Your articles and references are pretty clear about the vector being ticks. Thing is, this is 2007 and I was wondering if there was any new thinking...
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Thursday, May 31, 2007 - 6:03 am:

Whether mosquitoes readily transmit Babesia, say by feeding off an infected horse then feeding off a uninfected horse and acting as a fomite, is not a well studied question. We do know that mosquitoes tend to be fastidious feeders. That is there is not a lot of slop from one meal to the next and for chronically infected horses the parasitemia is very low. It is likely they are not effective transmitters of this disease.
DrO
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