Camel trypanosomosis in Morocco 1: results of a first epidemiological survey

Atarhouch, Touriya; Rami, M.; Bendahman, M.N; Dakkak, A.

doi:10.1016/s0304-4017(02)00382-5

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“…The present study agrees with previous result of the Atarhouch et al [16] who recorded that higher infection rate was in old camels. The higher sero-prevalence infection in adult camels at this period might be due to heavy stress through their use for transportation of goods from one place to another.…”

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Sero-Prevalence Study of Camel Trypanosomiasis in Selected Villages of Galkayo, Somalia

Mohamoud¹

2017

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A cross-sectional study was carried out aimed to estimate sero-prevalence of camel trypanosomiasis and to investigate the related risk factors of the disease in Four Selected Villages of Galkayo, Mudug region from 14 th March 2016 up to 20 th April 2016. Blood samples were collected from 69 randomly selected camels of the four study villages, and samples were allowed to clot at room temper to detect the sero-prevalence of trypanosome using Card Agglutination Test for Trypanosomiasis (CATT). The results indicated that the overall sero-prevalence of trypanosomiasis in camels that 15.9% (11) samples were positive for trypanosome evansi (T. evansi) was recorded. Higher infection was found in female (19.4) as compared to male (11.1), However, there is no statistically significant difference in sero-prevalence between sex categories (P > 0.05). High Test infection of sero-prevalence was noted 20% in young age (<10) followed by 19% in adult age group (>10), and there was statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) in susceptibility among age groups. These results seem to indicate that T. evansi infection is high in the study area. There is need of further control of camel trypanosomiasis through the uses of curative and prophylactic drugs to avoid the various problems.

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Sero-Prevalence Study of Camel Trypanosomiasis in Selected Villages of Galkayo, Somalia

Mohamoud¹

2017

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“…It has been described in coatis (Nasua nasua), sheep, goats, dogs, rusa deer (Cervus timorensis rusa), camels and wallabies (Arora and Pathak 1995;Audu et al 1999;Aquino et al 1999;Reid et al 2001;Herrera et al 2002;Atarhouch et al 2003), but the mechanism is far from clarified. The following hypotheses have been proposed: hemolysis due to direct action of the parasites on red blood cells, increase of endocytosis by spleen cells, and intravascular clotting due to microvascular lesions and hemolysis.…”

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Trypanosoma evansi in inbred and Swiss-Webster mice: distinct aspects of pathogenesis

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Trypanosoma evansi (Trypanosomatidae, Kinetoplastida) is a salivarian trypanosomatid that infects eight mammal orders spread over America, Europe and Asia. In Brazil, T. evansi is the etiological agent of "Mal de Cadeiras", a horse disease very often described in the region known as Pantanal do Mato Grosso. Few data concerning the genetic diversity and biology of subpopulations of T. evansi that circulate in Brazil are available. The factors that modulate the interaction of this parasite with its hosts also remain to be elucidated. Here we evaluated the course of experimental infection of six T. evansi isolates derived from domestic and wild animals in Swiss-Webster mice and three Mus musculus lineages. The follow-up included biological, immunological as well as biochemical and hematological parameters. The same isolates as well as three others were characterized by pulsed-field electrophoresis. Our results showed that T. evansi isolates displayed significant differences regarding behavior and morbidity patterns in the distinct mouse lineages. Nevertheless, these differences could not be correlated with pulsed-field electrophoresis profiles. Indeed, concerning this molecular marker, only microheterogeneity was observed. Moreover, we observed that the outcome of the infection is defined by both host genetic background and peculiarities (virulence factors) of the distinct T. evansi isolates. Anemia and hypoglycemia were the only features that could be observed in all mouse lineages, independently of the inoculated T. evansi subpopulation. In addition, our data also show that Mus musculus is a suitable model host for the study of the different pathogenetic features of T. evansi infection.

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“…The most important diseases are sarcoptic mange, caused by Sarcoptes scabei var. cameli, and trypanosomosis, due to T. evansi (Dia et al, , 1997Alhendi, 2000;Pacholek et al, 2000;Sena et al, 2000;Bekele, 2002;Atarhouch et al, 2003;Oyieke, 2003;Rami et al, 2003;Delafosse and Doutoum, 2004). In some countries hydatid cysts have also been found in high levels in camels (Al Rawashdeh et al, 2000;Ogunsan et al, 2000).…”

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Parasites of the camel in Burkina Faso

Dia

2006

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Camel trypanosomosis in Morocco 1: results of a first epidemiological survey

Cited by 51 publications

References 8 publications

Sero-Prevalence Study of Camel Trypanosomiasis in Selected Villages of Galkayo, Somalia

Sero-Prevalence Study of Camel Trypanosomiasis in Selected Villages of Galkayo, Somalia

Trypanosoma evansi in inbred and Swiss-Webster mice: distinct aspects of pathogenesis

Parasites of the camel in Burkina Faso

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