Comparative efficacy of diminazene diaceturate and diminazene aceturate for the treatment of babesiosis in horses

Trop Anim Health Prod. 2008 Aug;40(6):463-7. doi: 10.1007/s11250-007-9121-2. Epub 2007 Dec 15.

Abstract

The present work was conducted to study the comparative efficacy of two anti-protozoan (babesicidal) drugs on the recovery and health of horses. A total of 80 horses, showing typical clinical symptoms of the disease, were selected for this study; the presence of babesiosis was confirmed through blood smear examination. These animals were divided into two groups i.e. A and B. Horses of Group A, were treated with diminazene diaceturate, while horses of Group B were treated with diminazene aceturate. Efficacy of the drugs was determined by the reversal of clinical signs and a negative blood smear examination. The efficacy of diminazene diaceturate was demonstrated to be 80% while diminazene aceturate was found to have 90% efficacy against babesiosis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antiprotozoal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Babesia / growth & development*
  • Babesiosis / drug therapy
  • Babesiosis / parasitology
  • Babesiosis / veterinary*
  • Diminazene / analogs & derivatives*
  • Diminazene / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Horse Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Horse Diseases / parasitology*
  • Horses
  • Male

Substances

  • Antiprotozoal Agents
  • diminazene aceturate
  • Diminazene