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 +7 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 ...
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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 +3 more
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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.
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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 +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.
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TLR-2 and MyD88-Dependent Activation of MAPK and STAT Proteins Regulates Proinflammatory Cytokine Response and Immunity to Experimental Trypanosoma congolense Infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2019 It is known that Trypanosoma congolense infection in mice is associated with increased production of proinflammatory cytokines by macrophages and monocytes.
Shiby Kuriakose +5 more
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Trypanosome diversity in wildlife species from the Serengeti and Luangwa Valley ecosystems [PDF]
, 2012 <p>Background: The importance of wildlife as reservoirs of African trypanosomes pathogenic to man and livestock is well recognised. While new species of trypanosomes and their variants have been identified in tsetse populations, our knowledge of ...
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Pathogens, 2022 African animal trypanosomosis (AAT), is an infectious parasitic disease of wildlife and livestock caused by multiple species and strains of Trypanosoma.
Samantha Mnkandla +3 more
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Hepatocyte-derived IL-10 plays a crucial role in attenuating pathogenicity during the chronic phase of T. congolense infection [PDF]
, 2020 Bovine African Trypanosomosis is an infectious parasitic disease affecting livestock productivity and thereby impairing the economic development of Sub-Saharan Africa. The most important trypanosome species implicated is T.
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