Abstract:
Among various parasites those cause diseases of domestic animals, blood protozoa are
important one which is responsible for livestock health deterioration. A study was
conducted to investigate the prevalence of blood protozoan diseases in cattle in ‘Bathan’
areas of Bangladesh which are located in Sirajgonj and Pabna districts during the period of
September, 2018 to August, 2019. Among 100 cattle examined, Anaplasma marginale,
Anaplasma centrale, mixed infection of A. marginale and A. centrale and Babesia spp.
were detected 12(12%), 3(3%), 4(4%), 8(8%) in cattle, respectively. The effect of age and
seasons in prevalence was observed in cattle during this study. The highest prevalence of
anaplasmosis (25.80%) and babesiosis (10.34%) was reported in respectively more than 3
years and 2-3 years age group. The prevalence of anaplasmosis was noticed as the highest
in the rainy season (33.33 %), in relation to summer (14.29%) and winter (11.43%) season.
The prevalence of babesiosis was ranked the highest in rainy season (13.33%) followed in
summer (8.57%) and winter ((2.86%) season. The data generated through this study will
help to take effective control measures against blood protozoan diseases in this area.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Department of Microbiology and Parasitology
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
In Partial fulfillment of the requirements
For the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE (MS)
In
Parasitology
