Publications by authors named "Apurba Debbarma"
Pigs breeds are an important livestock species mostly reared by economically lower incomesection of people in India. Within North-Eastern (NE) states, pig husbandry is very much popular hence maintain the livelihood of the rural native population. Gastrointentinal (GI) parasitic infectionisone of the major constraint in profitable pig production in this area.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe tick-borne haemoprotozoan diseases are major constraint in the health and production of cattle and causes substantial losses to the livestock industry throughout the world. Tripura is a northeastern state of India characterized by a warm humid tropical climate and high rainfall which is conducive to the multiplication of vector-ticks of haemoprotozoan diseases. A total of 320 tick-infested cattle (22 male and 298 female) of either sex was selected randomly from different district of Tripura for the detection of carrier cattle infected with tick-borne haemoparasites from July, 2017 to June, 2019.
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- The study aimed to detect and characterize Babesia microti in laboratory mice in India, utilizing blood smear examination and PCR techniques.
- A total of 625 mice were tested, revealing an overall infection rate of 8.80% for B. microti, with species-specific PCR yielding higher detection rates compared to blood smears.
- Findings suggest that laboratory mice might act as a reservoir for human infection, emphasizing the need for improved diagnosis and control of human babesiosis.
Aims: Canine demodicosis is a parasitic condition affecting the skin of dogs. The present study was designed to characterize chitin synthase gene of Demodex canis. The molecular technique was used for better understanding of this gene.
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