Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Muhammad Rama Imam Saputra ¹, April H. Wardhana ², Mufasirin ³, Setiawan Koesdarto ³, Lucia Tri Suwanti ³, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti ³, Endang Suprihati ³

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

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.

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