Comparative seroprevalences of bovine trypanosomiasis and anaplasmosis in five states of Malaysia

A comparative seroprevalence study on bovine trypanosomiasis and anaplasmosis was conducted. Sera of adult cattle and buffaloes of different breeds from farms from five different states in Malaysia were collected and tested for the presence of Trypanosoma evansi antibodies by CATT and Anaplasma marg...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical biomedicine 2012-03, Vol.29 (1), p.65-70
Hauptverfasser:	Rahman, Wahab A, Fong, Samantha, Chandrawathani, P, Nurulaini, R, Zaini, C M, Premalaatha, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anaplasma marginale - immunology Anaplasmosis - epidemiology Animals Antibodies, Protozoan - blood Buffaloes Cattle Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - methods Malaysia - epidemiology Seroepidemiologic Studies Trypanosoma - immunology Trypanosomiasis, Bovine - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	A comparative seroprevalence study on bovine trypanosomiasis and anaplasmosis was conducted. Sera of adult cattle and buffaloes of different breeds from farms from five different states in Malaysia were collected and tested for the presence of Trypanosoma evansi antibodies by CATT and Anaplasma marginale antibodies by c-ELISA. Of the 116 samples, 14.7% tested positive for bovine trypanosomiasis and 77.6% for bovine anaplasmosis.
ISSN:	0127-5720