Babesiosis or Bilary fever / Piroplasmosis

SPECIES AFFECTED	CAUSES	SIGNS	DIAGNOSIS	TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
Equine babesiosis is a tick-borne protozoal infection of donkeys, mules, horses and zebra characterised by acute haemolytic anaemia	B. caballi and T. equi are transmitted by ticks	Depression, pyrexia, inappetance, haemoglobinuria icterus, conjunctival petechial, haemorrhages, Jaundice and death common clinical signs include tachypnoea, ataxia and oedema of the head.	Identification of the parasites in blood using a Giemsa - stained blood smear ELISA PCR	Anti-Babesia antibiotics (imidocarb diproprionate) are used to treat the disease Restrict the imported horses to prevent the introduction of the disease.