Silva R A, Arosemena N A, Herrera H M, Sahib C A, Ferreira M S
Laboratory of Animal Health, Centro de Pesquisa Agropecuária do Pantanal, Brazil.
Vet Parasitol. 1995 Nov;60(1-2):167-71. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(94)00757-4.
This paper reports an outbreak of trypanosomosis due to Trypanosoma evansi in horses of the Pantanal Mato-grossense region of Brazil. Forty-eight horses died (51% mortality) and abortion in one mare was recorded. The clinical signs observed were fever, anemia, conjunctivitis, edema of the legs and lower parts of the body, progressive weakness, loss of condition, and loss of appetite. The diagnosis was confirmed by morphological and biometrical studies.
本文报道了巴西马托格罗索州潘塔纳尔地区马匹因伊氏锥虫引发的锥虫病疫情。48匹马死亡(死亡率51%),并记录到一匹母马流产。观察到的临床症状有发热、贫血、结膜炎、腿部及身体下部水肿、进行性虚弱、消瘦和食欲不振。通过形态学和生物测量学研究确诊。