Haematology And Serum Biochemical Alteration In Stress Induced Equine Theileriosis. A Case Report

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INTRODUCTION Equine theileriosis is a tick borne haemoprotozoan disease caused by Theileria equi, a small piroplasm that is very pathogenic in horses. It is transmitted by various genera of ixodid ticks which include Dermacentor spp, Hyaloma spp and Rhipicephalus spp (Urquhart et al., 1996). The disease is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas (Hailat et al., 1997). It has been reported in Nigeria (Aliu, 1983), South and Central America (Barbosa et al., 1995), some countries in the Middle East (Friedhoff, 1982) and Australia (Mahoney et al., 1977).