Parasitemia Dan Diferensial Leukosit Akibat Infeksi Parasit Darah Pada Kerbau (Bubalus Bubalis) Di Kabupaten Bogor

Abstract

The aim was to identifiy the type of blood parasites that attack in buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), to determine blood parasites percentage, parasitemia rate based on the leukocyte differential of the buffaloes in Bogor. The Blood samples were collected from 14 buffaloes using blood smear method.Samples were processed in glass slide, stained with Giemsa 10% and were observed using a microscope with 1000x magnification.The parasitaemia were counted for every 500 red blood cells. The result showed buffaloes infections were caused by Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp, and Babesia sp. The highest parasitemia rate was caused by the infection of Theileria sp.which was 43%, followed by the infection of Anaplasma sp. which was 36%, 7% of double infections which were (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp.), (Theileria sp., Babesia sp..), and the triple infections 7% (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., Babesia sp.). Although the parasitemia rate of the single infection Anaplasma sp. and Theileria sp. showed significant differences (P<0.05), hence, the buffaloes are still in the severity of mild diseases. The leukocyte differential showed the differences in every infection. The double infections (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp.) and (Theileria sp., Babesia sp.) had the highest lymphocyte count whereas the triple infections (Anaplasma sp., Theileria sp., Babesia sp.) had the highest neutrophil count. The significant differences of the eosinophil count were showed on the single infections Anaplasma sp. and Theileria sp.