Performance of diagnostic tests for Trypanosoma brucei brucei in experimentally infected pigs.

• Main Authors: Kadidiata Ilboudo (Author), Alain Boulangé (Author), Robert Eustache Hounyèmè (Author), Geoffrey Gimonneau (Author), Jacques Kaboré (Author), Adrien Gaston Marie Belem (Author), Marc Desquesnes (Author), Veerle Lejon (Author), Mathurin Koffi (Author), Vincent Jamonneau (Author), Sophie Thévenon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Animal African trypanosomosis is an important vector-borne disease of livestock in sub-Saharan Africa. Pigs seem relatively tolerant to trypanosome infection and could act as a reservoir of trypanosomes affecting animals and humans. Our ability to reliably detect trypanosome infection in pigs depend...