Prevalence, Hematology Serum Biochemistry And Treatment Of Procine Trypanosomiasis In Enugu North Senatorial Zone

Abstract A cross-sectional survey of trypanosome infection of pigs was carried out in three randomly selected Local Government Areas (Nsukka, Udenu and Igbo Eze South) out of the six local government areas in Enugu North Senatorial Zone. Blood samples collected at random from a total of 1800 pigs from abattoirs and farms were examined for trypanosomes using standard parasitological methods: wet film, buffy coat and Giemsa-stained thin smear preparations. The sensitivity of trypanosome isolates from infected pigs was evaluated in mice at two dose levels each of diminazene aceturate (7 and 28 m…