Title (en)
Detection of Trypanosoma Infection in Dromedary Camels by Using Different Diagnostic Techniques in Northern Oman
Language
English
Description (en)
Camel trypanosomoses is considered a devastating disease with severe health consequences that can be caused by different hemoprotozoan parasites. Camel samples (388) from the five regions in Northern Oman were assessed using a thin blood film. In addition, 95 seropositive samples were analyzed using various primers of mechanically transmitted trypanosomes. Out of the 388 blood smears examined, 0.8% (CI 95%, 2/388) were found to be positive for Trypanosoma sp. using a microscope. The parasitologically positive cases were detected in samples from females. The overall molecular prevalences were as follows: TBR was 78/95, 77% (CI 73.1-89.2%); ITS was 30/95, 31.6% (CI 73.1-89.2%); and T. evansi type A (RoTat 1.2) was 8/95, 8.4% (CI 4.0-16.0%). There were two species of trypanosomes that were observed in the camels.
Keywords (en)
Evansi; Prevalence; Dna; Polymorphism; Strains; Marker; India; Tests
DOI
10.3390/ani12111348
Author of the digital object
Amal Al-Kharusi  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources (Oman))
Derek Roberts  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources (Oman))
Raqiya Al-Hatali  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources (Oman))
Mohammed Al-Sinani  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources (Oman))
Halima Al-Duhli  (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Wealth and Water Resources (Oman))
Kaadhia Al-Kharousi  (Sultan Qaboos University)
Osman Mahgoub  (Sultan Qaboos University)
Pamela Burger  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Aliya Al-Ansari  (Sultan Qaboos University)
Asim Faraz  (Bahauddin Zakariya University)
Senan Baqir  (Sultan Qaboos University)
Elshafie Ibrahim Elshafie  (Sultan Qaboos University / Central Veterinary Research Laboratory (Sudan))
Format
application/pdf
Size
592.6 kB
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Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (en)
Animals
Pages or Volume
11
Volume
12
Number
11
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
2022