Evaluation of Ihat in diagnosis of natural infection with trypanosoma SPP and toxoplasma in rodents

ABSTRACT

Sera of 410 murine rodents classified into 136 Mus musculus, 134 rattus and 140 Rattus norvegicus were examined for anti-Toxoplasma and anti-Trypanosoma antibodies by IHAT. Meanwhile, blood smears and tissue sections from various organs of these animals were examined, respectively, for trypomastigote stage and Toxoplasma tissue cysts. Sensitivity of IHAT was recorded to be 96.4% and 100%, respectively, for the detection of Trypanosoma and Toxoplasma infection. Thus, IHAT should be considered of value in survey study on infections of rodents with these parasites