Bovine Tick-borne Protozoan Diseases: Emerging Threats

Tick-borne protozoan diseases, Theileriosis and Babesiosis,are major health and management problems of cattle, small ruminants and buffaloes in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Recently, tick-borne diseases were ranked high in terms of their impact on poor farming communities in developing countries. Whereas the global economic importance of ticks is particularly high for livestock, there is also a relevant impact on public health in the northern hemisphere.