The prevalence and diagnosis ofTrypanosoma evansi infection in camels in southern Ethiopia
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Tropical Animal Health and Production
- Vol. 8 (1) , 20-27
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02383361
Abstract
An investigation of trypanosomiasis in camels indicated a high prevalence of infection in southern Ethiopia. Various direct and indirect laboratory methods for the diagnosis of infection withTrypanosoma evansi were compared and evaluated. At the present time inoculation of camel blood into laboratory rodents appears to be the best direct diagnostic method. The formol-gel test and the Takata test appear to be the most sensitive and accurate of the biochemical methods available. However, there still remains a need for an accurate diagnostic test for individual cases. L'étude des trypanosomiases du chameau a montré une grande prédominance de cette infection en Ethiopie du Sud. Diverses méthodes de laboratoire, directes et indirectes, pour le diagnostic de l'infection àT. evansi sont comparées et évaluées. A l'heure actuelle, l'inoculation de sang de chameau à des rongeurs de laboratoire paraît être la meilleure méthode de diagnostic direct. Le test au gel de formol et le test de Takata semblent les méthodes biochimiques les plus sensibles et les plus précises. Cependant un test de diagnostic précis pour les cas individuels reste à trouver. Una investigación de Tripanosomiasis en camellos en el sur de Etiopía dio como resultado una prevalencia alta de la infección. Se compararon y evaluaron varios métodos directos e indirectos de laboratorio para el diagnóstico de la enfermedad. Actualmente el mejor método diagnóstico es la inoculación de reodores de laboratorio. Las pruebas químicas del formol gel y la takata parecen ser las más sensitivas y seguras. Sin embargo todavía hace falta una prueba diagnóstica segura para casos individuales.Keywords
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