Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in experimentally infected pigs

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    E.B. Otesile, S.O. Akpavie, B.O. Fagbemi, A.O. Ogunremi

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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.9167

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Swine, In vivo experimentation, Disease transmission, Trypanosomiasis, Nigeria

Abstract

An experimental infection of 4-to 5-month old pigs with a stock of Trypanosoma brucei brucei resulted in a high parasitaemia, anorexia, pyrexia and a decline in the packed cell volume by one third. Nervous sign of circling and wobbling of the hind legs occurred in one of the pigs which at necropsy revealed a very severe meningo-encephalitis and the presence of trypanosomes in the brain. These results confirm that T. b. brucei might cause a severe disease in pigs.

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Published

1991-03-01

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Otesile, E., Akpavie, S., Fagbemi, B., & Ogunremi, A. (1991). Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in experimentally infected pigs. Revue d’élevage Et De médecine vétérinaire Des Pays Tropicaux, 44(3), 279–282. https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.9167

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