Trypanosome infections in warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) in the Gambia.
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.
Claxton
J R
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International Trypanotolerance Centre, Banjul, Gambia.
Faye
J A
JA
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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
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan