title: First report of surra (Trypanosoma evansi infection) in a Tunisian dog.
abstract: Trypanosoma evansi, the agent of surra, is a salivarian trypanosome, originating from Africa. Surra is a major disease in camels, equines and dogs, in which it can often be fatal in the absence of treatment. Animals exhibit nonspecific clinical signs (anaemia, loss of weight and abortion). In the present survey, a blood sample was collected in Sousse (Central Tunisia) from a dog that presented clinical signs of trypanosomiasis. Giemsa-stained blood smears and PCR were performed. ITS1 sequences from blood had 99.8 and 99.5% homology with published T. evansi sequences from cattle and camels, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first report of T. evansi in a Tunisian dog.
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
authors: Mohamed Ridha
authors: MR
authors: Rjeibi
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 Rue de Jebel Lakdhar, La Rabta, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
authors: Taoufik
authors: T
authors: Ben Hamida
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 Rue de Jebel Lakdhar, La Rabta, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
authors: Zara
authors: Z
authors: Dalgatova
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
authors: Tarek
authors: T
authors: Mahjoub
authors: Laboratoire d'Anatomie-Pathologique, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Rejeb
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Institut de la Recherche Vétérinaire de Tunisie, 20 Rue de Jebel Lakdhar, La Rabta, 1006 Tunis, Tunisia.
authors: Walid
authors: W
authors: Dridi
authors: Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia.
authors: Mohamed
authors: M
authors: Gharbi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D002162:Camelus / Q000469:parasitology; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D058507:Host Specificity; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity; D014345:Trypanosoma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014352:Trypanosomiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014354:Trypanosomiasis, Bovine / Q000469:parasitology; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
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