Trypanosoma simiae in the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) and the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius).
Trypanosoma simiae was identified as the cause of a disease outbreak in dromedary camels (Camelus dromedarius) introduced to Tsavo East National Park, confirming the susceptibility of camels to this pathogen. T. simiae was also isolated from a new host, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) through xenodiagnosis with a susceptible tsetse species (Glossina morsitans centralis). A white rhinoceros showed some evidence of anaemia and lymphopaenia when harbouring T. simiae, but did not suffer any long-term health effects.
Livestock Pests Research Programme, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.
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D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D010527:Perissodactyla; D013045:Species Specificity; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D014370:Tsetse Flies / Q000469:parasitology