INCIDENCE OF BOVINE TROPICAL THEILERIOSIS IN CATTLE IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN REGIONS OF CHHATTISGARH, INDIA

The present study investigated the incidence of tropical theileriosis in cattle caused by Theileria annulata in the central and southern parts of Chhattisgarh State, India. One hundred fifty-nine blood samples were collected randomly from apparently healthy indigenous and crossbred cattle and subjected to microscopy and cytochrome b (Cyto b) based PCR analysis. The overall incidence of tropical theileriosis in Chhattisgarh was found to be 37.1% and 56.6% by microscopy and PCR assay, respectively. The prevalence was higher in the Central region (37.61% and 60.55% by microscopy and PCR, respectively), compared to the Southern region of Chhattisgarh (36% and 48%, respectively, by microscopy and PCR).