Animal Health Laboratory, Conselleria of Agriculture, Fishing and Nourishment, Av. Manuel Soto 18, 46024 Valencia, Spain.
Vet Parasitol. 2010 Jan 20;167(1):74-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.050. Epub 2009 Oct 7.
An outbreak of Trypanosoma evansi infection that occurred in mainland Spain is described. The outbreak occurred on an equine and camel farm to which dromedary camels from an infected area of the Canary Islands had recently been introduced. One of these camels developed clinical signs and T. evansi was discovered in a blood smear examination. The herd was evaluated in order to determine the extent of the disease. The results showed that 76% of the camels, 35% of the donkeys and 2% of the horses were affected. The animals were isolated and treated using Cymelarsan((R)) (0.5mg/kg). After treatment, three blood analysis using parasitological methods revealed negative results. This is the first T. evansi outbreak to have occurred in mainland Spain and the second in mainland Europe, both occurring after the introduction of dromedary camels from the Canary Islands.
描述了发生在西班牙大陆的伊氏锥虫感染疫情。疫情发生在一个马和骆驼农场，最近从加那利群岛受感染地区引进了单峰骆驼。其中一只骆驼出现临床症状，在血涂片检查中发现了伊氏锥虫。对畜群进行了评估以确定疾病的范围。结果表明，76%的骆驼、35%的驴和 2%的马受到感染。这些动物被隔离并使用氰米砷苯脒（0.5mg/kg）进行治疗。治疗后，使用寄生虫学方法进行了三次血液分析，结果均为阴性。这是西班牙大陆首次发生伊氏锥虫感染疫情，也是欧洲大陆第二次发生此类疫情，均发生在从加那利群岛引进单峰骆驼之后。
