Serum liver enzyme profile in Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) with fascioliasis in Indonesia
https://doi.org/10.47665/tb.38.1.010
- Author:
Purnama, M.T.E.
1
;
Dewi, W.K.
2
;
Triana, N.M.
2
;
Ooi, H.K.
3
Author Information
1. Department of Veterinary Anatomy, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo Campus C Surabaya, East Java 60115, Indonesia
2. Laboratory of Anatomy and Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Mulyorejo Campus C Surabaya, East Java 60115, Indonesia
3. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71, Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan
- Publication Type:Other Types
- Keywords:
ALT, AST, ALP, Fascioliasis, Serum liver enzyme, Timor deer
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2021;38(No.1):57-61
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Timor deer (Cervus timorensis) at Surabaya zoo, Indonesia, that were found to be naturally
infected with Fasciola, showed elevated level of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT),
aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatase (ALP). Of a total of 75 deer
examined, 12 (25%) of the 47 adult deer and 8 (29%) of the 28 juvenile deer were found to be
infected with fascioliasis, as evidenced by the shedding of the parasite eggs. The level of
ALT, AST and ALP were significantly elevated (p<0.05) in all the infected deer. Only Fasciolainfected deer showed elevated serum liver enzyme. Deer with elevated enzyme level show
a trend that positively correspond with higher Egg per gram of feces (EPG). The average size
of the parasite eggs at 169.0±11.1 × 96.0±3.5μm, correspond well with that of Fasciola gigantica.
No other trematode eggs were observed besides that of F. gigantica. There was no significant
difference in the enzyme profile between the two sexes in both the infected and the uninfected
group. This is the first report of the elevation of serum liver enzyme in Timor deer that is
associated with not only fascioliasis and also correspond positively with the EPG.
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