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Refractory hypoglycaemia in a dog infected with Trypanosoma congolense [PDF]

Parasite, 2016
A 20 kg German shepherd dog was presented to a French veterinary teaching hospital for seizures and hyperthermia. The dog had returned 1 month previously from a six-month stay in Senegal and sub-Saharan Africa.
Deschamps Jack-Yves, Desquesnes Marc, Dorso Laetitia, Ravel Sophie, Bossard Géraldine, Charbonneau Morgane, Garand Annabelle, Roux Françoise A.   +7 more
doaj   +6 more sources

Discovery of mating in the major African livestock pathogen Trypanosoma congolense [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2009
The protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma congolense, is one of the most economically important pathogens of livestock in Africa and, through its impact on cattle health and productivity, has a significant effect on human health and well being.
A MacLeod, A MacLeod, A Tait, A Tait, A Tait, AC Hoare, AL Hughes, Alana Black, Alison Tweedie, AM Schurko, Andreas Schoenefeld, Andy Tait, Annette MacLeod, B Haubold, C. Michael R. Turner, Christiane Hertz-Fowler, CJ Young, D Faye, DK Masiga, DL Hartl, DR Page, F Balloux, FG Razakandrainibe, G Benson, G Evanno, Gina L. Pinchbeck, GL Pinchbeck, J Maynard Smith, J Sternberg, JK Gashumba, JK Pritchard, JR Stevens, JR Stevens, K Lewicka, Laurent Rénia, Liam J. Morrison, LJ Morrison, LJ Morrison, LJ Morrison, M Hope, M Koffi, M Raymond, M Tibayrenc, M Tibayrenc, M Tibayrenc, MA Ramesh, MW Gaunt, NM El-Sayed, P Stenberg, PH Holmes, PMA Shaw, R Peakall, Robert M. Christley, S Geerts, T de Meeus, T Mzilahowa, TJ Anderson, V Jamonneau, W Gibson, W Gibson, W Gibson, W Gibson, W Weir, WP Hedrick   +63 more
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Epidemiological study of canine Trypanosomosis in an urban area of Ivory coast [PDF]

Parasite, 2009
Following confirmed cases of trypanosomosis in military working dogs, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate the source of infection and determine the prevalence of canine infection with Trypanosoma congolense in the urban focus of Abidjan ...
Keck N., Herder S., Kaba D., Solano P., Gomez J., Cuny G., Davoust B.   +6 more
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Influence de l’infection à Trypanosoma congolense sur quelques constituants protéiques et inorganiques du sang chez le mouton

Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, 1996
Cette étude avait pour objet d'évaluer les variations des concentrations plasmatiques de zinc, cuivre, calcium, magnésium, phosphate inorganique, protéines totales, albumine et globuline, de la sidérémie, ainsi que la capacité de fixation du fer chez des
E. Katunguka Rwakishaya
doaj   +3 more sources

Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda. [PDF]

Biomed Res Int, 2021
Trypanosomes are the causative agents of animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) and human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), the former affecting domestic animals prevalent in Sub‐Saharan Africa. The main species causing AAT in cattle are T. congolense, T. vivax, and T. b. brucei.
Katabazi A, Aliero AA, Witto SG, Odoki M, Musinguzi SP.   +4 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Comparative chromatin analysis of Trypanosoma congolense [PDF]

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1994
The chromatin of Trypanosoma congolense was analyzed by electron microscopy. The chromatin is organized as nucleosome filaments but does not form a 30 nm fiber. There are five groups of histones, including a histone H1-like protein, which has a molecular
Wolfram Schlimme, Markus Burri, Bruno Betschart, Hermann Hecker   +3 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Genetic structure of Trypanosoma congolense “forest type” circulating in domestic animals and tsetse flies in the South-West region of Cameroon [PDF]

Parasite, 2017
Despite the economic impact of trypanosome infections, few investigations have been undertaken on the population genetics and transmission dynamics of animal trypanosomes.
Fogue Pythagore Soubgwi, Njiokou Flobert, Simo Gustave   +2 more
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Route of inoculation influences Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma brucei brucei virulence in Swiss white mice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
Experiments on infections caused by trypanosomes are widely performed in Swiss white mice through various inoculation routes. To better understand the effect of route of trypanosome inoculation on disease outcomes in this model, we characterised the ...
Kariuki Ndungu, Daniel Thungu, Florence Wamwiri, Paul Mireji, Geoffrey Ngae, Purity Gitonga, James Mulinge, Joanna Auma, John Thuita   +8 more
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Isothermal microcalorimetry – A quantitative method to monitor Trypanosoma congolense growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in real time [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2018
Trypanosoma congolense is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies, causing African Animal Trypanosomiasis, also known as Nagana, in sub-Saharan Africa. Nagana is a fatal disease of livestock that causes severe economic losses.
M. Gysin, O. Braissant, K. Gillingwater, R. Brun, P. Mäser, T. Wenzler   +5 more
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Consistent detection of Trypanosoma brucei but not T. congolense DNA in faeces of experimentally infected cattle [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Animal African trypanosomiasis (AAT) is a significant food security and economic burden in sub-Saharan Africa. Current AAT empirical and immunodiagnostic surveillance tools suffer from poor sensitivity and specificity, with blood sampling requiring ...
Isabel Saldanha, Martha Betson, Christina Vrettou, Edith Paxton, James Nixon, Peter Tennant, Adrian Ritchie, Keith R. Matthews, Liam J. Morrison, Stephen J. Torr, Lucas J. Cunningham   +10 more
doaj   +2 more sources