Seroprevalence of <i>Trypanosoma evansi</i> Infection in Water Buffaloes from the Mountainous Region of North Vietnam and Effectiveness of Trypanocidal Drug Treatment

• DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0533
• Publication Date: 2013-05-09T22:57:33Z
• Authors: Quoc Doanh NGUYEN; Thu-Thuy NGUYEN; Quang Phuc PHAM; Ngoc My LE; Giang Thanh T. NG...; Noboru INOUE
• Keywords: Trypanosoma evansi; Seroprevalence; Agglutination (biology)

Water buffalo (WB) is an important domestic animal in Vietnam. This study utilized a card agglutination test to investigate seroprevalence of surra WB population. Sera were collected from 585 4 different regions Cao Bang and Thai Nguyen Provinces. Among them, 131 samples (22.4%) positive for surra. The highest prevalence (24.6%) was found among 3 5 years old WB. Buffaloes less than had the lowest (15.6%). 27 abortion cases, 9 (33.3%) positive. For treatment surra, Berenil® demonstrated 100% cure rate, while that Trypamidium® only 40%. Our findings suggest current control strategy has not succeeded reducing