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Tuberculosis seroprevalence and comparison of hematology and biochemistry parameters between seropositive and seronegative captive Asian elephants of Nepal

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Title: Tuberculosis seroprevalence and comparison of hematology and biochemistry parameters between seropositive and seronegative captive Asian elephants of Nepal
Authors: Thapa, Jeewan Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Mikota, Susan K. Browse this author
Gairhe, Kamal Prasad Browse this author
Paudel, Sarad Browse this author
Singh, Dinesh Kumar Browse this author
Dhakal, Ishwari Prasad Browse this author
Nakajima, Chie Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Suzuki, Yasuhiko Browse this author →KAKEN DB
Keywords: biochemistry
elephant
hematology
seroprevalence
tuberculosis
Issue Date: 12-Aug-2021
Publisher: 公益社団法人 日本獣医学会 (The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science)
Journal Title: Journal of veterinary medical science
Volume: 83
Issue: 8
Start Page: 1278
End Page: 1283
Publisher DOI: 10.1292/jvms.21-0113
Abstract: We conducted a tuberculosis (TB) serosurveillance program of captive elephants in Nepal and compared hematology and biochemistry parameters between seropositive and seronegative elephants. A total of 153 elephants (male=20, female=133) from four national parks were tested for TB using the ElephantTB STAT-PAK (R) Assay (ChemBio Diagnostic Systems, Inc., Medford, NY, USA). The mean reported age for 138 elephants was 38.5 years (range 2-71 years). Seroprevalence for TB was 21.56% (33/153). The majority of seropositive elephants were female (n=30) and from Chitwan National Park (n=29). The occurrence of TB seropositive cases in other more remote national parks suggests TB may be widespread among the captive elephant population of Nepal. Hematology and biochemistry analyses were performed on 13 and 22 seropositive elephants, respectively and, nine elephants from a seronegative TB herd for comparison. Hematology parameters (hemoglobin, packed cell volume, platelet, white blood cells, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate) were comparable between the two groups. Total protein, globulin, and lactate dehydrogenase were significantly higher in seronegative elephants, and bilirubin was significantly higher in seropositive elephants whereas blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase/aspartate aminotransferase (GOT/AST), glutamic pyruvic transaminase/alanine aminotransferase (GPT/ALT), gamma glutamyl transferase (GT), and albumin were not significantly different. The range of biochemical parameters that were significantly different between seropositive and seronegative elephants had narrow ranges. Thus, the potential of these parameters as a direct biomarker for TB diagnosis is limited based on the findings in this study. We recommend including blood parameters in future TB surveillance studies.
Type: article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2115/84322
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