title: Presence of ketones in the serum of Trypanosoma evansi infected camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the Sudan.
abstract: One hundred serum and two urine samples collected from camels (Camelus dromedarius) were analysed at the Eastern State Veterinary Research Laboratory, Kassala, Sudan, for the presence of ketones. All fifty sera from trypanosome infected camels gave positive results. Fourty five out of the fifty serum samples of trypanosome negative camels showed negative results. The five positive samples were also positive with the mercuric chloride test.
authors.affiliation: Eastern State Veterinary Research Laboratory, Kassala, Soudan.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gasmir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002162:Camelus / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology*; D007659:Ketones / Q000097:blood*; D013397:Sudan; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000097:blood / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D007659:Ketones