Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Natural Trypanosoma evansi infection causing fever and swelling
By Cristina Braccini Colpo et al.·2005·View original on Semantic Scholar →
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Original publication title: Infecção natural por Trypanosoma evansi em cães
- Species:
- dog
Plain-English summary
A group of dogs in Brazil showed signs of illness, including lethargy, fever, and swollen lymph nodes under their jaws. Unfortunately, these dogs were diagnosed with a natural infection caused by a parasite called Trypanosoma evansi, and they did not survive. This situation highlights the importance of being aware of this infection in the area and suggests that more research is needed to understand how to prevent future cases.
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Abstract
The present paper describes cases of natural infection by Trypanosoma evansi in dogs that eventually died in Uruguaiana, in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The animals from the rural zone were admitted to the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS) Veterinary Hospital presenting the following clinical signs: apathy, fever and enlargement of the submandibular lymphonodes. Flagellated forms in the blood films were identified as belonging to the species T. evansi. The discovery of these cases raises an allert to the presence of the disease in the area, emphasizing the need for further investigation of the epidemiology of the infection and also the study of prophylathic measures to prevent new cases.
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Search related cases →Original publication on Semantic Scholar: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/76f29ccbf5f584fb5f93e982094fada04883af72