Surra is a disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, specifically Trypanosoma evansi, which infect the blood of the host and cause fever, weakness and lethargy leading to weight loss and anemia. In some animals the disease is fatal if left untreated.
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ICD-10 ChapterI: Certain Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Causative Agent
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Certain infectious and parasitic diseases
2. Surra (Wikipedia)
- First form of pathogenic trypanosome discovered, first described by Griffith Evans in 1880
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The disease is caused by protozoan trypanosomes, specifically Trypanosoma evansi, of several species which infect the blood of the vertebrate host, causing fever, weakness, and lethargy which lead to weight loss and anemia.
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This form is caused by Trypanosoma evansi (Steel 1885) (Balbiani 1888), and is transmitted by horse-flies, and also by the vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, in South-America.
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This form is caused by Trypanosoma evansi (Steel 1885) (Balbiani 1888), and is transmitted by horse-flies, and also by the vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, in South-America.
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