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. 2018 Oct 25;56(11):e00895-18. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00895-18

TABLE 1.

Clinical presentation of bovine babesiosis in Sri Lanka

Cow no. District Animal IDa Breed Age (yrs) Clinical signs
RBC indicesb
Temp (°C) Anemia Hemoglobinuria Nervous signs HGB HCT RBC
1 Badulla I Jersey 4 40.6 Y Y Y NT NT NT
2 Badulla L1 Friesian 3 41.4 N Y N 8.4 22.6 5.65
3 Badulla L2 Jersey 4 41.1 N Y N 9.6 27.6 5.94
4 Badulla R Friesian 4 41.1 Y Y N 6.8 19.6 3.94
5 Badulla Sc Jersey 5 39.4 Y Y Y 2.8 7.9 1.38
6 Badulla T1 Jersey 4 41.1 Y Y Y 8.7 24 5.59
7 Badulla T2 Jersey 4 41.1 N Y N 9.4 25.7 5.51
8 Badulla V Jersey 5 42.2 Y Y N NT NT NT
9 Jaffna C2 Jersey 4 40.6 Y Y N 6.8 21.9 3.88
10 Jaffna C5 Jersey 5 40 Y Y Y 6.7 21.5 3.5
11 Kilinochchi C6c Jersey × Sahiwal 6 39.4 Y Y N 2.83 10.6 2.22
12 Kilinochchi C7c Jersey 3 41.1 Y Y Y 4.8 13.3 3.03
13 Jaffna C8 Jersey × Sahiwal 6 40 Y Y N NT NT NT
a

All animals were female. ID, identification; RBC, red blood cell; HGB, hemoglobin; HCT, hematocrit; F, female; Y, yes (observed); N, no (not observed); NT, not tested.

b

RBC indices, including the HGB concentration (grams per deciliter), HCT (percent), and RBC count (×106 per microliter), were measured for 10 of the 13 animals.

c

This animal died despite treatment with diminazene aceturate.