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G.H. Evans (1835–1935) and David Bruce (1855–1931), Engl. scientists. Hindi: surra = Indian term for bad, wicked).
Geographic Distribution/Epidemiology
Northern Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. Main hosts are camels, equids, ruminants, and dogs; since several strains of this species are rather harmless, while others are very pathogenic, the true rates of distribution are difficult to estimate. In any way in many regions, the disease (surra) is economically very important. Furthermore human cases have been reported.
Light micrograph of a Giemsa-stained blood smear preparation of T. brucei evansi and other T. brucei species of cattle. Langform = long form; Kurzform = short form.
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Desquesnes M et al (2013) Trypanosoma evansi and Surra: a review and perspectives on transmission, epidemiology and control, impact and zoonotic aspects. BioMed Res Int Article ID 321237 doi:10.1155/2013/321237
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Mehlhorn, H. (2015). Trypanosoma brucei evansi. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27769-6_4460-1
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