Epidemiology of small ruminant trypanosomosis in some communities Jos East, Plateau State: A Guinea Savana Zone, North-Central Nigeria

An epidemiological survey of animal trypanosomosis was conducted in some communities of Jos East LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria where 558 peridomestic animals (sheep and goats) were bled for both parasitological and haematological analysis. The screening for the presence of trypanosomes using haematocrit centrifugation technique (HCT), thin and thick films revealed 51 (9.13978%) were found positive for trypanosomes. Out of this 36 (6.452%) infected with T. vivax while 15 (2.688%) were found to be infected with T. brucei . The PCV values were significantly higher in non-infected small ruminants.