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Detection of Trypanosomiasis in Horse in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia


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1 Disease and Veteriner Public Health Science, Airlangga University, Indonesia
2 Department of Parasitology, Veterinery Center of Bogor, Indonesia
3 Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia
     

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Trypanosomiasis or surra is a disease caused by blood parasite of Trypanosoma evansi. Trypanosomiasis disease in Indonesia includes Strategic Diseases of Infectious Diseases (SDID). The purpose of this study is to detect Trypanosomiasis in horses in Bima, Indonesia. A total of 90 horse blood samples were used for the study. Sample examination using blood smears technique with Giemsa staining and Card Agglutination Test of Trypanosoma evansi (CATT). The result of examination of blood samples by microscope obtained 3 positive samples infected T. evansi and by CATT obtained 1 positive samples containing antibodies against T. evansi. It was concluded that trypanosomiasis in horses in Bima was 3.3%.

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Bima, Blood Smears, Card Agglutination Test Of Trypanosoma Evansi (CATT), Horse, Trypanosoma Evansi.
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Authors

Muhammad Rama Imam Saputra
Disease and Veteriner Public Health Science, Airlangga University, Indonesia
April H. Wardhana
Department of Parasitology, Veterinery Center of Bogor, Indonesia
Mufasirin
Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Setiawan Koesdarto
Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Lucia Tri Suwanti
Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti
Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Endang Suprihati
Department of Parasitology, Airlangga University, Indonesia

Abstract


Trypanosomiasis or surra is a disease caused by blood parasite of Trypanosoma evansi. Trypanosomiasis disease in Indonesia includes Strategic Diseases of Infectious Diseases (SDID). The purpose of this study is to detect Trypanosomiasis in horses in Bima, Indonesia. A total of 90 horse blood samples were used for the study. Sample examination using blood smears technique with Giemsa staining and Card Agglutination Test of Trypanosoma evansi (CATT). The result of examination of blood samples by microscope obtained 3 positive samples infected T. evansi and by CATT obtained 1 positive samples containing antibodies against T. evansi. It was concluded that trypanosomiasis in horses in Bima was 3.3%.

Keywords


Bima, Blood Smears, Card Agglutination Test Of Trypanosoma Evansi (CATT), Horse, Trypanosoma Evansi.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.37506/v10%2Fi12%2F2019%2Fijphrd%2F192135