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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Canine Trypanosoma evansi infection in Afghanistan.

Journal:
Veterinary parasitology
Year:
2013
Authors:
Aref, Mohammad et al.
Affiliation:
Central Veterinary Diagnostic & Research Laboratory
Species:
dog

Abstract

In 2012, a dog in Afghanistan was diagnosed with trypanosomosis. We here describe the clinical picture of the animal and how the parasite was identified as Trypanosoma evansi by DNA extraction from a blood smear and molecular analysis with taxon-specific PCR assays.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23993635/