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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