Isometamidium chloride and homidium chloride fail to cure mice infected with Ethiopian Trypanosoma evansi type A and B.

• Main Authors: Gebrekrustos Mekonnen (Author), Elmi Fahiye Mohammed (Author), Weldu Kidane (Author), Awol Nesibu (Author), Hagos Yohannes (Author), Nick Van Reet (Author), Philippe Büscher (Author), Hadush Birhanu (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:Trypanosoma evansi is mechanically transmitted by biting flies and affects camels, equines, and other domestic and wild animals in which it causes a disease called surra. At least two types of Trypanosoma evansi circulate in Ethiopia: type A, which is present in Africa, Latin America and...