[Evaluation of a direct serologic card agglutination test for the diagnosis of camel trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma evansi].
The results of a novel direct serological card agglutination test for the diagnosis of camel trypanosomosis due to Trypanosoma evansi (CATT/T. evansi) were compared with those obtained by direct detection of parasites in a study using 1,093 sera from camels raised in northern Mali. A good correlation was revealed between the percentage of positive results obtained by CATT and the presence of trypanosomes (89%), as well as a good coincidence between the percentage of positive results obtained by CATT and low haematocrit values (packed cell volume). CATT revealed a global serological prevalence of 30.6%, whereas trypanosomes were found in only 5.85% of the corresponding animals. CATT/T. evansi is a quick and easy-to-read test, which merits further evaluation in camel-rearing countries.
Diall
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Section protozoologie, Laboratoire central vétérinaire du Mali, Bamako.
Bajyana Songa
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E
Magnus
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E
Kouyate
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B
Diallo
B
B
Van Meirvenne
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N
Hamers
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R
D000367:Age Factors; D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
Evaluation d'un test sérologique d'agglutination directe sur carte dans le diagnostic de la trypanosomose caméline à Trypanosoma evansi.