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Mining the pervasiveness of surra in different animal species of Northeastern states of India: Assam, Mizoram and Tripura

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Trypanosoma evansi is a flagellated, extracellular haemoprotozoan parasite infecting a wide range of mammalian hosts including dromedaries, cattle, equines and dogs cause disease surra. Carrier animals with sub-clinical infection cause significant monetary losses to livestock holders and therefore detection of infection status using molecular diagnostic techniques becomes important in order to control the disease. In the current study cattle, buffalo, goat, pig and dog samples from three northeastern states of India-Assam, Mizoram and Tripura were screened to determine the prevalence of surra. A total of 1702 samples including 795 from Assam, 678 from Mizoram and 229 from Tripura were screened by CATT/T. evansi test out of which 16.8%, 27.1% and 22.3% samples in respective states were found to have antibodies against T. evansi. DNA detection of T. evansi by PCR amplification targeting VSG gene revealed the molecular prevalence of surra in Assam, Mizoram and Tripura as 8.5%, 7.5% and 4.4% respectively. The analysis of amplified partial VSG sequences showed 99% similarity within an animal species whereas 86–94% similarity was observed among different species of animals revealing the homogeneity. The study established the prevalence of surra in different species of animals in the three northeastern states of India-Assam, Mizoram and Tripura and this study is the first report of T. evansi infection in pig and goat from India.

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This research was financially supported by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, under the Project BT/PR16895/NER/95/342/2015 (AAB/2015/55). Authors also thank Dr. Hmangaihsanga Tochhong, JRF at Department of Parasitology, CVSc & AH, Aizawl, Mizoram for his support during the present study.

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  1. ICAR- National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI), Ramagondanahalli, Yelahanka, P.B. No. 6450, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560064, India

    A. G. S. Chandu, P. P. Sengupta, S. S. Jacob & P. Roy

  2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, Mizoram, India

    S. K. Borthakur & G. Patra

  3. Department of Biochemistry, School of Sciences, Jain University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    A. G. S. Chandu

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Chandu, A.G.S., Sengupta, P.P., Jacob, S.S. et al. Mining the pervasiveness of surra in different animal species of Northeastern states of India: Assam, Mizoram and Tripura. J Parasit Dis 45, 330–335 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-021-01392-z

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