title: Trypanosome infections in warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) in the Gambia.
abstract: The prevalence of trypanosome infections in warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) in The Gambia was found to be 11% of a sample of 62 animals. All isolates were identified as Trypanosoma simiae. Serological evidence indicated a higher level of exposure to T. simiae, but results were inconclusive for the presence of Trypanosoma congolense. The course of T. simiae infection in warthog piglets showed a rapidly rising parasitaemia, with a concomitant fall in packed cell volume, and resulted in a prolonged period of low-level parasitaemia. The same infections killed domestic piglets.
authors.affiliation: International Trypanotolerance Centre, Banjul, Gambia.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Claxton
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Faye
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rawlings
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005714:Gambia / Q000453:epidemiology; D007303:Insect Vectors; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000276:immunology; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014370:Tsetse Flies
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan