Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia

A cross-sectional study was designed to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trypanosoma evansi infection among horses, using a total of 527 blood samples obtained from eight states in Peninsular Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on risk factors asso...

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Published in:Research in veterinary science 2013-04, Vol.94 (2), p.285-289
Main Authors: Elshafie, E.I., Sani, R.A., Hassan, L., Sharma, R., Bashir, A., Abubakar, I.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agglutination tests
animal health
Animal Husbandry
Animals
blood
Confidence intervals
cross-sectional studies
Data Collection
Farm buildings
Female
Hematocrit
Horse Diseases - blood
Horse Diseases - epidemiology
Horse Diseases - parasitology
Horses
Logistic Models
Logistics
Malaysia - epidemiology
Male
Peninsular Malaysia
Questionnaires
risk
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroprevalence
surra
Surveys and Questionnaires
t-test
Trypanosoma - classification
Trypanosoma evansi
Trypanosomiasis - blood
Trypanosomiasis - epidemiology
Trypanosomiasis - parasitology
Trypanosomiasis - veterinary
Veterinary medicine
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Summary:A cross-sectional study was designed to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trypanosoma evansi infection among horses, using a total of 527 blood samples obtained from eight states in Peninsular Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on risk factors associated with T. evansi seroprevalence. The overall seroprevalence detected by card agglutination test for T. evansi (CATT/T. evansi) was 13.90% (73/527, CI: 11.2–17.1%). Female and exogenous horses showed a higher risk in association with the disease seroprevalence compared to other groups. The majority of the horse owners were not familiar with surra (85.30%). However, most of them were very cautious with the health of their animals. In conclusion, this study showed that T. evansi occurred in low frequency among horses in Peninsular Malaysia, and the good management system adopted by horse owners was probably responsible for the low T. evansi occurrence.
ISSN:0034-5288
1532-2661
DOI:10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.09.004