Pathogenicity of Trypanosoma brucei brucei in experimentally infected pigs
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https://doi.org/10.19182/remvt.9167Keywords
Swine, In vivo experimentation, Disease transmission, Trypanosomiasis, NigeriaAbstract
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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