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| Ndungu, K; Kagira, J.M; Ngotho, J.M; Ouma, J; Bett, B; Gitonga, P. |
| Clinical and pathological characterisation of blood stream (BSF) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) forms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense trypanosome isolated from a sleeping sickness patient were investigated in rabbits. The study aimed at investigating whether there is any significant difference in clinical and pathological presentation in rabbits infected by the two forms of trypanosomes. Each form of parasite was inoculated into five rabbits at 104 trypanosomes/ml while five rabbits were used as un-infected controls. Parasitaemia development, body temperature, packed cell volume (PCV), body weight, food and water intake, heartbeat and respiration were monitored daily for 30 days post infection when the experiment was terminated. Pathological changes were... |
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Palavras-chave: Pathogenicity; Rabbits; T. b. rhodesiense; CSF and Blood stream forms. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/2387 |
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