Trypanosomiasis in domestic animals of Makwanpur district, Nepal.
Trypanosomiasis is an infectious emerging hemoprotozoan parasitic disease in domestical animals of Nepal. The prevalence of disease was found in 16 of 240 (6.67%) in domestic animals of Makawanpur district, out of which 9 of 105 were (8.57%) cattle; 5 of 75 (6.67%) buffalos, and 2 of 15 (13.3%) dogs, while none of the goats and pigs acquired infection. The disease was found maximum during rainy season 9 of 82 (10.98%) with higher prevalence among cross breeds than that of local breeds.
Maharjan
Mahendra
M
Central Department of Zoology, T.U. Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. mahendra_maharjan@yahoo.ca
Mishra
Dinesh R
DR
D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004285:Dogs; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*