| detection of natural trypanosoma vivax infections in pigs with microhaematocrit centrifugation and amplification of its1 rdna. | different species of trypanosomes may infect their mammalian hosts both singly or in combination. this study was undertaken to determine the trypanosome species that may be afflicting pigs in uganda. blood was collected from pigs of all ages and sexes from two districts, kasese in western and jinja in central uganda. of the 133 pig blood samples from kasese that were tested for trypanosomes using the microhaematocrit centrifugation technique (mhct), none was found to be infected. however, of the ... | 2009 | 21105595 |
| bovine trypanosomiasis in south-western uganda: packed-cell volumes and prevalences of infection in the cattle. | following confirmed cases of trypanosomiasis ('nagana') and reports of trypanosome-attributable deaths among local cattle, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of bovine infection with trypanosomes in south-western uganda. cattle from 10 different localities were checked by the microscopical examination of wet bloodsmears and thin, stained bloodsmears, and by blood centrifugation followed by the examination of the resultant buffy coats. of the 1309 cattle investigat ... | 2004 | 15000727 |