Veterinary Science & Technology

Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria

Publications

• Research Article   
  Evaluation of T. evansi Using Different Diagnostic Techniques with Experimentally Infected (Dromedary) Camels
  Author(s): Falmata Kyari, Albert Wulari Mbaya, Abdullahi Abubakar Biu, Lawan Adamu* and Ali Abbagana Benisheik
  
  Trypanosoma evansi is a parasitic protozoan that allows surra disease to spread across subtropical and tropical regions of the universe. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic techniques using experimentally infected (dromedary) Camels. Thirty-five apparently healthy adult camels of both sexes were used in this experiment. The camels were administered intravenously with 0.5 ml of blood infected with T. evansi via the lateral abdominal vein. Blood samples were obtained from the camels on days 0, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28 after infection to evaluate the detection rate of the various diagnostic tests. The receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC-Curve) was used for the evaluation of the sensitivity of the diagnostic techniques; BCT=50.0%, CATT/T. evansi=71.84%, MI=61.63%, PCR=81.43%, TBS=68.37% and WBF=68.37% respectively. On day 4, no T. evansi.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2157-7579.2021.s8.010

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