Real Time PCR located diagnosis of diversified tick transmitted pathogens in a captive Asian elephant (old 37 years) possessed by a temple in Thrissur District, Kerala State is documented. According to reports from the mosque authorities’ mammoth was not taking bread and water for past few days, had partial paralysis of container and progressive gauntness. Treatment was initiated but animal didn’t show some response to medicines secondhand and died next era. Peripheral blood in EDTA and peripheral ancestry smear was treated for confirmatory disease. Peripheral blood smear subsequently Giemsa staining revealed dot and ring like additions in the periphery and centre of RBC’s doubtful for inclusions of Anaplasma or Babesia species and morulae inside neutrophils signifying of Ehrlichia species or Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Real Time PCR established Taqman chemistry was done to validate multiple tick communicated pathogens. To authors knowledge this is the first report of RT PCR located diagnosis of multiple tick communicated pathogens in a captive elephant in united states of america of Kerala which endure be a major concern and necessitates predominance studies for the same with domesticated captive elephant public and treatment regimes has to be changed according to the findings and dossier generated.
Author(s) Details:
Sunitha Karunakaran,
Department
of Animal Husbandry-Kerala, Animal Disease Control Project, Thrissur, India.
P.
B. Giridas,
Department
of Animal Husbandry-Kerala, Rinderpest Mobile Unit, Thrissur, India.
Latha Menon,
Department of Animal Husbandry-Kerala, District Veterinary Centre,
Thrissur, India.
Vidhya Lakshmi Das,
Department of Animal Husbandry-Kerala, Animal Disease Control
Project, Thrissur, India.
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