1Dept. of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Department of Parasitology, NTR College of Veterinary Science, Gannavaram, 521 102, Andhra Pradesh, India
Online published on 9 December, 2011.
A five-year-old graded Murrah buffalo was brought to hospital with symptoms of anorexia, reduced milk yield, lymphadenopathy, exophthalmoses and anaemia. Giemsa stained blood and lymphnode smears revealed intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies of Ehrlichia bovis in neutrophils and schizonts of Theileria annulata in lymphocytes. The differential leukocyte count indicated neutrophilia and lymphocytopenia. Treatment with diminazine aceturate and oxytetracyclines resulted in clinical cure in 24 h to 96 h from initiation of treatment.
Buffalo, Ehrlichia bovis, Hyalomma anatolicum, Theileria annulata, Treatment
