Penelitian Sero-Epidemiologik dari Tripanosoma evansi pada Sapi dan Kerbau dengan Menggunakan "Card Agglutination Test (CATT) di Jawa barat, Indonesia

Abstract

Seroepidemiological studies on surra was conducted in West Java. Blood ' samples were collected from 237 cattle and 48 bufhloes in 5 milk producer cooperation in Bogor, Sukabumi and also buffhlo b W samples fiom slaugtber house in Bogor. Whole blood was eJramined fbr tqpammmes by the microkmtocrit (MHCT) method and serum samples were aramined fbr the presence of antibodies against T. euansi with Card Agglutination Test (CATT). T. evunsi was detected by MHCT in 1,3% and 2,1% whiie antibodies were caetected in 10% and 66,7% of the cattle and bufbloes examined, respectively. The percentage of animals are which @tdogicaUy positive for T. evunsi is 3m, Bowever -idly is quite high. It was suggested that this was a chronic case in the population of animals