Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

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

  • Author:
  • Muhammad Rama Imam Saputra1, April H. Wardhana2, Mufasirin3,, Setiawan Koesdarto3, Lucia Tri Suwanti3, Nunuk Dyah Retno Lastuti3, Endang Suprihati3
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 1845 to 1848

1Student of Master Degree Program, Disease and Veteriner Public Health Science, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia

2Department of Parasitology, Veterinery Center of Bogor, Indonesia

3Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Mufasirin, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia, e-mail: mufasirin@fkh.unair.ac.id

Online published on 4 April, 2020.

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