Sero Epidermiological Studies of Trypanosoma evansi by Using Card Agglutination Test (CATT) in Wes Java, Indonesia
Abstract
Sem-epldemlological rtudka on s u m wna conducted in West Jnvr Blood samples were collected from 237 cattle and 48 buffaloes in 5 livestock mllk cooperntion in Bogor and vicinity, Sukabumi and buffaloes blood m p l e s fiom a slaughter house in Bogor. Whole blood wnr examined for trypanosomen by the micmhnematocrit (MIICI') method and serum m p l e s were examined for the presence of antibodies to T. m a ~wiit h Card Agglutination Test (CATT). T. c v m i war detected by MIlCT In 13.h of the cattle examined and 2.1% of buffaloes while antibodies were detected in 1O0h ofthe cattle and 66.7% of the buffaloes. The percentage of anhds parssitologicdy possitlve for T, rvansi waa low. However, s e w diagnostic wna quite high It wpr suggested that thia condition was chronic inn population of PnlmnLr
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