title: Trypanosomiasis in domestic animals of Makwanpur district, Nepal.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Central Department of Zoology, T.U. Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. mahendra_maharjan@yahoo.ca
authors.forename: Mahendra
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maharjan
authors.forename: Dinesh R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: 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*