Blood parasites in dairy cattle in Al Nohud and Al Obied cities in West and North Kordufan States, Sudan

Abstract

This study was conducted during the year 2019. It was aiming at investigating the prevalence of blood parasites in cattle in Al Obied and Al Nohud cities in North and West Kordufan respectively. Sixty-seven blood samples were collected from each city. These samples were subjected for parasitological examination using thin blood smears which stained and microscopically examined. Blood samples collected from Al Obied city; the prevalence of protozoan parasites was 52.2%. The prevalence of Theileria spp., Babesia spp., Anaplasma spp. were 14.9%, 25.4%, 11.9%, and 2.9% respectively. Mixed protozoan parasitic infestations represented 3.0% in Al Obied city. The mixed protozoan parasitic infestations were (Theileria spp. and Babesia spp.) and (Babesia spp. and Anaplasma spp.). Samples collected from Al Nohud city, the prevalence of blood parasites was 28.4%. The prevalence of Theileria spp. was 17.9%, Babesia spp. 3.0%, Anaplasma spp. 7.5%. The mixed infestation was 1.5%. The mixed protozoan parasitic infestation was 1.5%. The mixed protozoan parasitic infestation was Anaplasma  spp. and Theileria spp.