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Emerging status of anaplasmosis in cattle in Hisar -
Tarun Kumar, Neelesh Sindhu, Gaurav Charaya, Ankit Kumar, Parmod
Kumar, Gauri Chandratere, Divya Agnihotri and Rajesh Khurana
Veterinary World, 8(6): 768-771
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.768-771
Tarun Kumar:
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University
of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004,
Haryana, India, tarunvet@gmail.com
Neelesh Sindhu:
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University
of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004,
Haryana, India, drneeleshsindhu@yahoo.com
Gaurav Charaya:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary & Animal Sciences,
Hisar -
125 004, Haryana, India, gcharaya9@gmail.com
Ankit Kumar:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary & Animal Sciences,
Hisar -
125 004, Haryana, India; ankitk813@gmail.com
Parmod Kumar:
Department of Veterinary Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai University of
Veterinary & Animal Sciences,
Hisar -
125 004, Haryana, India; pdhuran09@gmail.com
Gauri Chandratere:
Department of
Veterinary Pathology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary &
Animal
Sciences, Hisar - 125 004, Haryana, India; drgaurichandratre@gmail.com
Divya Agnihotri:
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University
of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004,
Haryana, India; dr_divya_agnihotri@yahoo.co.in
and
Rajesh Khurana;
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University
of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar - 125 004,
Haryana, India; khurana.rajesh846@gmail.com
Received: 04-02-2015, Revised: 14-05-2015, Accepted: 21-05-2015,
Published online: 21-06-2015
Corresponding author:
Tarun Kumar, e-mail:
tarunvet@gmail.com
Citation:
Kumar T, Sindhu N,
Charaya G, Kumar A, Kumar P, Chandratere G, Agnihotri D, Khurana R
(2015) Emerging status of anaplasmosis in cattle in Hisar,
Veterinary World 8(6):768-771.
Abstract
Aim:
Anaplasma marginale is a rickettsial pathogen
responsible for progressive anemia in ruminants leading to huge
economic losses. The objectives of this cross-sectional study were
to determine the prevalence of anaplasmosis and therapeutic
evaluation of traditional line of treatment.
Materials and Methods: A total of 168 cattle presented to
Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex, Lala Lajpat Rai University
of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Hisar during the period of 3
months (July-September, 2014) with history of fever, anorexia,
reduced milk yield and tick infestation were analyzed for
prevalence of hemoprotozoan diseases using classical giemsa
stained thin blood smear parasitological method.
Results: Out of these 168 animals, 7 (4.17%) were found to be
suffering from anaplasmosis on the basis of presence of dense,
rounded, intra-erythrocytic bodies situated on or near the margin
of the erythrocytes. Overall prevalence of theileriosis and
babesiosis were found to be 42.9% and 1.8%, respectively. Level of
parasitemia was noticed to be 1.2%, 0.8% and 0.9% in babesiosis,
theileriosis, and anaplasmosis, respectively. The most marked and
common clinical signs reported in all the cases were severe anemia
(hemoglobin=3-6 g/dl) and history of fever, followed by normal
body temperature. Following treatment with oxytetracycline
parenterally along with supportive therapy out of seven cases six
got recovered without any side-effects.
Conclusion: The current study indicates the emerging status of
anaplasmosis in this part of the country as during the past few
years there are very few reports showing the prevalence of
clinical cases of anaplasmosis. Treatment with oxytetracycline
yielded excellent result showing recovery in most of the clinical
cases.
Keywords: anaplasmosis, giemsa staining,
hemoprotozoan, oxytetracycline.
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