Korean J Parasitol.  2007 Dec;45(4):267-271. 10.3347/kjp.2007.45.4.267.

Treatment of natural tropical theileriosis with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala

• Mirzaei M

• KMID: 1089947
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2007.45.4.267

Abstract

Theileria annulata, a protozoan parasite of cattle and domestic buffaloes, is transmitted by ticks of the genus Hyalomma, and causes a disease named Mediterranean or tropical theileriosis. In this research 50 cattle naturally infected with Theileria annulata were treated with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala. The treatment was continued for 5 days, the dose of the extract being 5 mg/kg per day. After the treatment, 39 cattle responded to the treatment and recovered, but 11 did not respond to the treatment and died. The recovery rate of animals treated with the extract of the plant Peganum harmala was 78%.

Keyword

Theileria annulata; cattle; tropical theileriosis; Peganum harmala

MeSH Terms

Animals
Antiprotozoal Agents/*therapeutic use
Cattle
Lymph Nodes/parasitology/pathology
*Peganum
Phytotherapy/*veterinary
Plant Extracts/*therapeutic use
*Theileria annulata
Theileriasis/*drug therapy/pathology
Treatment Outcome