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This study was done on a random sample from 3 provincesrepresenting East Delta region (Sharkia, Dakhlia and Ismalia) during aperiod extended from May, 2006 to November 2007, 258 animals wereinvestigated during this period representing 96 buffaloes and 162 cows, (120 Foreign and 42 Native breeds) from 3 different farms including:Sekam farm (Sharkia), El-Bieomy farm (Dakhlia), Marrwad farm(Ismalia) and Zagazig veterinary clinic at faculty of Vet Med at Zagazig•city, Sharkia.I. Regarding the epidemiological investigation of Piroplasmosis bymicroscopical examination there was:-The prevalence of Theileriosis and Babesiosis by microscopical bloodsmears examination (Gold standard test) were 18.6% and 7.4% as outof 258 examined animals, 48 and 19 were found to be infected withTheileriosis and Babesiosis respectively. The infection rates forTheileriosis in El-bieomy farm, Sekam farm, Marrwad farm andZagazig veterinary clinic were 2.7 %,17.6%, zero% and 22.6%respectively, meanwhile The infection rates for Babesiosis in thesame localities were zero%, 58.8%, 88.9% and 0.5%.The clinical picture of Piroplasmosis varied from the acute to latentform. The most prominent clinical symptoms that recorded in thisstudy for tropical Theileriosis were high fever, enlargement of thesuperficial lymph nodes especially the prescapular and prefemorallymph nodes, Eye affection, conjunctivitis, photophobia, cornealopacity and ocular and nasal discharges were observed. ForBabesiosis the Clinical picture was high fever, sever anemia,. discoloration and paleness ofvaginal& ocular mucus membranes thenbecame Icteric with yellow discoloration and general weakness .The age susceptibility was low in young age group less than 1 year(5.9% and 1.4%) for Theileriosis and Babesiosis respectively, whilethe age group of 1-5 years showed the highest susceptibility (36.6%and 15.9%) for Theileriosis and Babesiosis respectively. It was foundthat the infection rate in age group more than 5 years was (12.9% and4.6%) for Theileriosis and Babesiosis respectively.
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