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First report of surra (Trypanosoma evansi infection) in a Tunisian dog
Trypanosoma evansi, the agent of surra, is a salivarian trypanosome, originating from Africa. Surra is a major disease in camels, equines and dogs, in which it can often be fatal in the absence of treatment. Animals exhibit nonspecific clinical signs (anaemia, loss of weight and abortion). In the pr...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25654368 http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2015004 |
Sumario: | Trypanosoma evansi, the agent of surra, is a salivarian trypanosome, originating from Africa. Surra is a major disease in camels, equines and dogs, in which it can often be fatal in the absence of treatment. Animals exhibit nonspecific clinical signs (anaemia, loss of weight and abortion). In the present survey, a blood sample was collected in Sousse (Central Tunisia) from a dog that presented clinical signs of trypanosomiasis. Giemsa-stained blood smears and PCR were performed. ITS1 sequences from blood had 99.8 and 99.5% homology with published T. evansi sequences from cattle and camels, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. evansi in a Tunisian dog. |
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