Mortalidad de equinos por Trypanosoma evansi en Argentina: Diagnóstico parasitológico y molecular

Abstract

Trypanosoma evansi is the causative agent of trypanosomosis and affects a wide variety of domestic and wild animáis, with horses being the main affected. The objective of this work is to describe an outbreak of trypanosomosis due to T. evansi in twenty (20) horses with symptoms characterized by Progressive weight loss, loss of appetite, intermittent hyperthermia, weakness, lymphoadenomegaly, palé mucous membranes, nasal secretions and epiphora, edemas in the chest area, abdomen and later members. The diagnosis was positive for T. evansi. The treatment consisted of diminacin aceturate without satisfactory results. This work is the first report of death of horses by T. evansi with parasitological and molecular diagnosis in the town of Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina.

Trypanosoma evansi is the causative agent of trypanosomosis and affects a wide variety of domestic and wild animáis, with horses being the main affected. The objective of this work is to describe an outbreak of trypanosomosis due to T. evansi in twenty (20) horses with symptoms characterized by Progressive weight loss, loss of appetite, intermittent hyperthermia, weakness, lymphoadenomegaly, palé mucous membranes, nasal secretions and epiphora, edemas in the chest area, abdomen and later members. The diagnosis was positive for T. evansi. The treatment consisted of diminacin aceturate without satisfactory results. This work is the first report of death of horses by T. evansi with parasitological and molecular diagnosis in the town of Monte Caseros, Corrientes, Argentina.