DETECTION OF TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI IN DROMEDARY CAMELS IN LIBYA.

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1 Dept. of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Vet. Med., Alfatah Univ.

2 Dept. of Preventive Med., Faculty of Vet. Med., Alfatah Univ.

Abstract

The infection of camels with trypanosomosis in Tripoli-Libya was conducted for the first time by this work. Antibodies against T.evansi was detected in 13 (6.2%) of 210 camels serum samples using CATT at dilution 1: 4 and 10 (4.8%) of 210 camels serum samples by ELISA at dilution 1: 25. T.evansi was not detected in 210 camels Giemsa stained blood films examination.

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