The current prevalence of bovine babesiosis and theileriosis infection in Egypt

Cattle are one of the farm animals of huge economic significance as the main source for meat and milk production in Egypt but their productivity is thought to be greatly reduced by blood protozoan parasitic diseases caused by tick-borne blood parasite such as babesiosis and theileriosis. Babesiosis and theileriosis are one of the most important and serious pathogenic protozoan diseases infect these animals in Egypt with highly prevalent and caused by Babesia and Theileria species. The most practical and widely used method to control such disease is the chemical control of ticks with acaricides and treatment of infected animal but both way of control are not always fully effective and hence vaccination is the most sustainable option. Many epidemiological factors are responsible for causing parasitic infections in cattle. So, proper monitoring, diagnosis, immunization and control of parasitic infections in cattle in Egypt are required for sustainable growth and proper development of cattle management program. Therefore, knowledge of prevalence of blood protozoan parasites and current species will help to minimize the economic losses in cattle sector. So this short review might have been spotted the light on the current prevalence of such infections in cattle in Egypt with special attention to diagnostic tools and treatment used for this purpose.