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Trypanosoma vivax in water buffalo of the Venezuelan Llanos: An unusual outbreak of wasting disease in an endemic area of typically asymptomatic infections.
Veterinary parasitology - 30 Oct 2016
Garcia Herakles A, Ramírez Oneyda J, Rodrigues Carla M F, Sánchez Rafael G, Bethencourt Angelica M, Del M Pérez Gabriela, Minervino Antonio H H, Rodrigues Adriana C, Teixeira Marta M G
Abstract excerpt
Trypanosoma vivax has been associated with asymptomatic infections in African and South American buffalo. In this study, T. vivax was analyzed in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) from Venezuela in a molecular survey involving 293 blood samples collected from 2006 to 2015 across the Llanos region. Results demonstrated constant infections (average 23%) during the years analyzed. In general, animals were healthy...
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