The susceptibility of strains of mice to infection with Trypanosoma congolense.
The survival times of a number of strains of mice after infection with a stabilate of Trypanosoma brucei or of T congolense were examined. The mean survival times of all the strains when infected with T brucei TREU 667 ranged from 27 to 63 days. Greater disparity was observed after infection with T congolense GVR1 where the mean survival time ranged from seven (BALB/c) to 74 days (C57 Bl). It is suggested that the C57 Bl mouse might provide a laboratory model for the study of trypanotolerance in cattle.
D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014345:Trypanosoma; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*