Elimination of Theileria equi in the peripheral blood following imidocarb dipropionate treatment.

Treatment 1, 2, and 3: distinct horse groups treated at 5 months intervals with the same imidocarb regimen (4.0 mg/kg at 72 h intervals for a total of four injections).Day 0: levels of T. equi per ml of blood prior to treatment by quantitative PCR.Mo: months post-treatment.nd: T. equi not detectable in the peripheral blood by nested PCR.Pos: T. equi detectable in the peripheral blood by nested PCR.