Comparative Analysis of PCR, Real-time PCR and
LAMP Techniques in the Diagnosis of Trypanosoma vivax
Infection in Naturally Infected Buffaloes and Cattle in the
Brazilian Amazon
AC de Barros Moura1*,
E Silva Filho1, E Machado Barbosa2 and WL
Assunção Pereira1
1Programa
de Pós-graduação em Saúde e Produção Animal da Amazônia-PPGSPAA,
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia - UFRA; Address: Avenida
Presidente Tancredo Neves, N° 2501, Terra Firme, CEP: 66077-830,
Belém - Pará-Brasil
2Universidade
Federal do Amapá - UNIFAP. Address: Rodovia Juscelino Kubitscheck,
km 02, Jardim Marco Zero, CEP: 68903-419
*Corresponding author:
carolmouravet@gmail.com
Abstract
Bovine trypanosomiasis requires, even in
situations of low parasitemia, a rapid, sensitive and specific diagnosis in
order to take the correct therapeutic measures and avoid the dissemination in
herds and significant economic losses. Therefore, the study was designed to
evaluate the comparative performance of molecular assays PCR, real-time PCR and
LAMP in the detection of Trypanosoma vivax in blood samples from cattle
and buffalo naturally infected in the Brazilian Amazon. PCR indicated a 4%
(06/150) prevalence of the protozoan parasite in the tested herds while
real-time PCR and LAMP estimated 38% (57/150) and 83.33% (125/150) of animals
with trypanosomiasis, respectively. The kappa analysis denoted reasonable
agreement between the results of real-time PCR and LAMP and poor agreement
between conventional PCR and the other techniques, as interpreted by Landis and
koch, 1977. Despite this, the higher percentage of parasite detection obtained
by the LAMP assay coincides with its reputation as a highly sensitive method,
suggesting that it is a viable alternative to traditional molecular techniques
with potential use in epidemiological screening and clinical diagnostic
efficiency. However, further studies are required to adjust LAMP protocols to
facilitate the implementation and reading of the results, ensuring their
applicability in the laboratorial routine.
To Cite This Article:
Moura ACDB, Filho ES,
Barbosa EM and Pereira WLA, 2024.
Comparative analysis of PCR, real-time PCR and LAMP techniques in the diagnosis
of Trypanosoma vivax infection in naturally infected buffaloes and cattle in the
brazilian amazon.
Pak Vet J, 44(1): 123-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2024.128