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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| author | Elshafie, E. I. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Hassan, Latiffah Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad Abubakar, I. A. |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | upm-298352015-09-08T08:50:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29835/ Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia Elshafie, E. I. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Hassan, Latiffah Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad Abubakar, I. A. 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. Elsevier 2013-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29835/1/Seroprevalence%20and%20risk%20factors%20of%20Trypanosoma%20evansi%20infection%20in%20horses%20in%20Peninsular%20Malaysia.pdf Elshafie, E. I. and Abdullah Sani, Rehana and Hassan, Latiffah and Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar and Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad and Abubakar, I. A. (2013) Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia. Research in Veterinary Science, 94 (2). pp. 285-289. ISSN 0034-5288; ESSN: 1532-2661 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.09.004 |
| spellingShingle | Elshafie, E. I. Abdullah Sani, Rehana Hassan, Latiffah Sharma, Reuben Sunil Kumar Fateh Mohamed, Bashir Ahmad Abubakar, I. A. Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Seroprevalence and risk factors of Trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | seroprevalence and risk factors of trypanosoma evansi infection in horses in peninsular malaysia |
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