Camel trypanosomiasis and its vectors in Somalia.
Blood samples from 3000 Somali camels (Camelus dromedarius) were examined for trypanosome infection. Of these, 160 (5.33%) were infected with Trypanosoma evansi, one (0.03%) with T. congolense and one (0.03%) with T. brucei. Camel trypanosomiasis occurred in most areas of tabanid infestation throughout the country. The tabanids Philoliche zonata and P. magretti are incriminated as the major vectors of the disease.
National Tsetse and Trypanosomiasis Control Project (NTTCP), Mogadishu, Somalia.
M F
MF
Dirie
K R
KR
Wallbanks
A A
AA
Aden
S
S
Bornstein
M D
MD
Ibrahim
D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000502:physiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D012998:Somalia; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014346:Trypanosoma brucei brucei / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014348:Trypanosoma congolense / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*