Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Selangor, Malaysia.
Res Vet Sci. 2013 Apr;94(2):285-9. doi: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.09.004. Epub 2012 Sep 27.
A cross-sectional study was designed to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trypanosoma evansi infection among horses, using a total of 527 blood samples obtained from eight states in Peninsular Malaysia. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on risk factors associated with T. evansi seroprevalence. The overall seroprevalence detected by card agglutination test for T. evansi (CATT/T. evansi) was 13.90% (73/527, CI: 11.2-17.1%). Female and exogenous horses showed a higher risk in association with the disease seroprevalence compared to other groups. The majority of the horse owners were not familiar with surra (85.30%). However, most of them were very cautious with the health of their animals. In conclusion, this study showed that T. evansi occurred in low frequency among horses in Peninsular Malaysia, and the good management system adopted by horse owners was probably responsible for the low T. evansi occurrence.
本研究旨在评估马来西亚半岛 8 个州的 527 份马属动物血液样本中感染伊氏锥虫的血清流行率和相关风险因素。采用结构化问卷收集与伊氏锥虫血清流行率相关的风险因素数据。使用伊氏锥虫循环抗原检测试剂盒（CATT/T. evansi）检测的总血清流行率为 13.90%（73/527，CI：11.2-17.1%）。与其他组相比，雌性和外来马属动物与该疾病血清流行率相关的风险更高。大多数马主对苏拉病（85.30%）不熟悉。然而，他们中的大多数人对动物的健康非常谨慎。综上所述，本研究表明，马来西亚半岛的马属动物中伊氏锥虫的流行率较低，马主采用的良好管理系统可能是导致伊氏锥虫发病率较低的原因。
