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Electrocardiographic Changes Associated with Trypanosomiasis in Horses

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Veterinary Pathology & Animal Diseases

Abstract

The objective of this study is to evaluate the electrocardiographic findings in naturally infected horses by trypanosomiasis as well as to investigate the presence of Trypanosoma sp. in northern Iraq. Twenty-two male horses aged 3-7 years and their weights of 340 to 390 kg were examined. All infected horses showed anaemia, also two horses died, with clinical signs suggestive of heart failure. Results showed trypanosomes in blood smears of infected horses, which was confirmed using the conventional polymerase chain reaction (c-PCR) technique. 12 horses (54.54%) are infected of them 7 (31.82%) were infected with T. evansi and 5 (22.72%) were infected with T. vivax. Clinical, haematological, and electrocardiographic evaluations (ECG) were performed. Serum cardiac troponin (cTnI) biomarker was measured to support ECG findings and a deeper understanding of myocardial tissue damage, and the results were compared with normal values in healthy horses and were found negative for blood smear and PCR. The electrocardiograms showed significant changes which characterized by the length of the P and T waves and the QRS complex in addition to the deviation of the electrical heart axis to the left and tachycardia. The mean values of serum cTnI were significantly higher in T. evansi and T. vivax of infected horses (0.78 and 17.5 ng/m respectively) compared to healthy horses (0.01 range 0.01-0.03 ng/mL). T. evansi and T. vivax are responsible for the incidence of heart lesions, which are associated with heart failure, changes in the electrocardiogram, and death of the affected horses.

DOI

10.21608/ejvs.2023.231843.1577

Keywords

: Trypanosoma evansi, T. vivax, electrocardiography, Horses, troponin

Authors

First Name

Basima

Last Name

AL-Badranii

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

University of Mosul / College of Veterinary Medicine University of Mosul / College of Veterinary Medicine

Email

basima1971@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-5484-7264

First Name

Wisam

Last Name

Khafaji

MiddleName

Salim

Affiliation

Department of Internal & Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Mosul, Iraq

Email

wissamsaleem@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-8120-5224

First Name

osama

Last Name

AL Iraqi

MiddleName

muwafag

Affiliation

Department of Internal & Preventive Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine , University of Mosul, Iraq.

Email

osamamuwafag@uomosul.edu.iq

City

Mosul

Orcid

0000-0001-8229-1232

Volume

55

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

43781

Issue Date

2024-03-01

Receive Date

2023-08-26

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

345

Page End

357

Print ISSN

1110-0222

Online ISSN

2357-089X

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/article_320507.html

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140

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Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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https://ejvs.journals.ekb.eg/

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Electrocardiographic Changes Associated with Trypanosomiasis in Horses

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Created At

23 Dec 2024