Dogs that spend significant time outdoors in tick - infested areas, including dogs used for hunting, tracking or field trial competitions, and dogs receiving blood transfusions, dogs that are prone to fighting with other dogsand puppies born to infected mothers, also are at increased risk of
developing babesiosis.
The AMARTE Foundation are investigating
Babesiosis, which is fatal in around half of all infected donkeys, to
develop better programmes for treating and preventing the disease.