Surra is caused by Trypanosoma evansi, a flagellated parasite that affects domestic and wild animals. Surra is a neglected tropical disease causing serious problems to camels breed in Algeria. The aim of our study consists to extract the major risk factors that predict T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe study aimed at assessing the prevalence of toxoplasmosis due to T. gondii in dromedaries by the ELISA test and to identify associated risk factors. A cross-sectional study was performed on 320 dromedaries (Camelus dromedaries) from January to March 2018 in four provinces of southeastern Algeria (Biskra, El- Oued, Ouargla, and Ghardaia).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrypanosoma evansi (T. evansi) is a flagellated parasite with worldwide distribution, mainly affecting camels, horses, dogs, buffaloes and wild animals. Trypanosomosis caused by T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTrypanosoma evansi (T. evansi) is a hemoflagellate parasite that affects a broad range of mammalian hosts and that causes a disease called surra. Diagnosis of surra based on clinical symptoms alone is inaccurate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA cross-sectional study aimed at assessing the seroprevalence and identifying the risk factors for infection in cattle, sheep, and goats in eight provinces located in two main Algerian agro-ecological zones was carried out from October 2015 to March 2018. Blood sera from 4074 animals of both sexes were tested for the presence of anti- IgG antibodies, using the indirect, enzyme-linked, immunosorbent assay technique (ELISA). Moreover, to identify the potential risk factors of infection, a survey through a breeders' questionnaires was conducted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuery (Q) fever is a globally distributed zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a bacterial agent for which ruminants are the most prevalent natural reservoir. Data regarding Q fever infection in camels in Algeria are limited. Therefore, a survey to detect seroprevalence of C.
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