Detection of Trypanosoma Infection in Dromedary Camels by Using Different Diagnostic Techniques in Northern Oman

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))
Licence Selected
CC BY 4.0 International
Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (en)
Animals
Pages or Volume
11
Volume
12
Number
11
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
2022