Assesses the levels of prevalence of blood parasites among village goats over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in Southwest Nigeria, w. particular emphasis on the very high infection rate from Trypanosoma vivax and Babesia motasi.
Examines sheep and goats naturally infected with trypanosoma vivax for trypanosome scores during a routine screening at Fasola in Southwest Nigeria. Compares trypanosome survival in goat and sheep blood.
Ekwuruke, J.O.
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Ikede, B.O.
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Opasina, B.A.
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[Survival period of field isolates of Trypanosoma vivax in refrigerated blood]
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Survival period of field isolates of Trypanosoma vivax in refrigerated blood
Trypanosoma vivax was diagnosed from 20 of 45 (44.4%) West African Dwarf sheep suspected of clinical trypanosomiasis on ILCA’s farm at Fasola in southwest Nigeria. The infection represented 11.8% of the total sheep on the station. Varying levels of parasitaemia and anaemia were observed among the...
Opasina, B.A.
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[Relationship between anaemia and parasitaemia in sheep naturally infected with Trypanosoma vivax in southwest Nigeria]
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Relationship between anaemia and parasitaemia in sheep naturally infected with Trypanosoma vivax in southwest Nigeria
Blood screening over 12 months in 4 groups of villages in southwest Nigeria revealed the prevalence of Trypanosoma vivax (3.5%) and Babesia motasi (20.4%). There was a very high infection rate from B.motasi, although clinical babesiosis was not common. Although infection from T.vivax and B.motasi...