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Trypanosomiasis in the camel (Camelus Dromedarius)

D Röttcher, D. Schillinger, E. ZWEIGARTH

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Most people generally associate trypanosomiasis with tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) and tropical Africa. Camel trypanosomiasis proves an exception. Most camels live outside of Africa's tsetse belt, and their trypanosomiasis is caused by Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei evansi (hereafter referred to as Trypanosoma evansi), which is transmitted mechanically and is not dependent on the presence of tsetse flies. This trypanosome species causes the most widespread and the most important disease in camels.

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Most people generally associate trypanosomiasis with tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) and tropical Africa. Camel trypanosomiasis proves an exception. Most camels live outside of Africa's tsetse belt, and their trypanosomiasis is caused by Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei evansi (hereafter referred to as Trypanosoma evansi), which is transmitted mechanically and is not dependent on the presence of tsetse flies. This trypanosome species causes the most widespread and the most important disease in camels.

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Most people generally associate trypanosomiasis with tsetse flies (Glossina spp.) and tropical Africa. Camel trypanosomiasis proves an exception. Most camels live outside of Africa's tsetse belt, and their trypanosomiasis is caused by Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei evansi (hereafter referred to as Trypanosoma evansi), which is transmitted mechanically and is not dependent on the presence of tsetse flies. This trypanosome species causes the most widespread and the most important disease in camels.

Key concepts: Trypanosoma evansi, Trypanosomiasis, African trypanosomiasis, Trypanosoma, Biology, Trypanosoma brucei, Veterinary medicine, Virology

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