| Title |
Dourine: a neglected disease of equids
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Tropical Animal Health and Production, April 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11250-017-1280-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yonas Gizaw, Mulisa Megersa, Teka Fayera |
| Abstract |
Dourine is a venereal transmitted trypanosomosis causing a major health problem threatening equines worldwide. The origin and identification of Trypanosoma equiperdum within the subgenus Trypanozoon is still a subject of debate. Unlike other trypanosomal infections, dourine is transmitted almost exclusively by coitus. Diagnosis of dourine has continued to be a challenge, due to limited knowledge about the parasite and host-parasite interaction following infection. The pathological lesions caused by the diseases are poorly described and are observed mainly in the reproductive organs, in the nervous system, and on the skin. Dourine has been neglected by research and current knowledge on the disease, and the parasite is very deficient despite its considerably high burden. This paper looks in to the challenges in identification of T. equiperdum and diagnosis techniques with the aim to update our current knowledge of the disease. |
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| Researcher | 9 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
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| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 17 | 21% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 18% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 8 | 10% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
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