Prevalence of Trypanosomosis in Buffaloes using Latex Agglutination Test in and around Hisar, Haryana

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Pradeep Kumar, Sukhdeep Vohra and Arun K. Sangwan (Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar)

For the screening of Trypanosoma evansi in buffaloes in and around Hisar, a total of 400 blood samples were collected from 7 blocks of Hisar district. Screening of sera from these samples by mAb-LAT indicated 95 (23.7%), 101 (25.2%), 84 (21.0%), 38 (9.5%) and 82 (20.5 %) samples as strong, moderate, weak, suspected and negative, respectively. Highest prevalence was observed in females and buffaloes above 8 years of age as per mAb-LAT.