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Natural infection of cattle and tsetse flies in South Africa with two genotypic groups of Trypanosoma congolense

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 March 2009

M. V. MAMABOLO ,
L. NTANTISO ,
A. LATIF  and
P. A. O. MAJIWA
M. V. MAMABOLO
Affiliation:
ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X5, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
L. NTANTISO
Affiliation:
Jozini State Veterinary Office, Private Bag X004, Jozini 3969, South Africa
A. LATIF
Affiliation:
ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X5, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
P. A. O. MAJIWA*
Affiliation:
ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X5, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa University of Pretoria, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Pretoria 0110, South Africa
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*Corresponding author: ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Private Bag X5. Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. Tel: +27 12 529 9441. Fax: +27 12 529 9249. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect trypanosomes in samples collected from cattle, wild animals and tsetse flies in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. A total of 673 samples from cattle and 266 from tsetse flies in the study area located near the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve were analysed. Both Trypanosoma congolense and T. vivax were found as single or mixed infections in cattle and tsetse flies. Moreover, the T. congolense in the infections were found to comprise 2 genotypic groups: the Savannah-type and the Kilifi-type, which were present either as single or mixed infections in cattle and in tsetse flies.

Keywords

Trypanosoma congolensetsetsemixed infectionKwaZulu-Natalgenotypic groups
Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 136 , Issue 4 , April 2009 , pp. 425 - 431
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press

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