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Treatment of natural tropical theileriosis with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala  

Mirzaei, Mohammad (Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman)
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases / v.45, no.4, 2007 , pp. 267-271 More about this Journal
Abstract
Theileria annulata, a protozoan parasite of cattle and domestic buffaloes, is transmitted by ticks of the genus Hyalomma, and causes a disease named Mediterranean or tropical theileriosis. In this research 50 cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata were treated with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala. The treatment was continued for 5 days, the dose of the extract being 5 mg/kg per day. After the treatment, 39 cattle responded to the treatment and recovered, but 11 did not respond to the treatment and died. The recovery rate of animals treated with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala was 78%.
Keywords
Theileria annulata; cattle; tropical theileriosis; Peganum harmala;
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