Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2014

An Outbreak of Trypanosomiasis in Camel at Rajasthan

Vijay Mandovera, Archana Shringi, Bhupendra Bhardwaj, Anita Bhati, Ruchi Pachaury, Aditya Godara

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 An outeak of Trypanosomiasis occurred in a heard of around 200 camels among total population of 6000 at  Ramgarh, a village nearby Dungarpur in Rajasthan, India, in which 16 were reported died in time span  of 7 days. Symptoms reported were debility, laboured respiration, abortion in pregnant females, nasal discharge, drooping hump cachexia, abortion in pregnant females and anorexia. post mortem revealed Pneumonia and sero sangvenous fluid in thoracic cavity as well as in pericardial cavity . When systematic study was done on sick animals drooping hump, aneamia, dried feaces, abortion and characteristic fruity smell of urine were main symptoms recorded. Animals were treated with single shot treatment of antrycide prosalt and supportive therapy with antibiotics, anti–inflammatory agents, alongwith I/V fluids and vitamins to control secondary invaders.

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Vijay Mandovera, Archana Shringi, Bhupendra Bhardwaj, Anita Bhati, Ruchi Pachaury, Aditya Godara An Outbreak of Trypanosomiasis in Camel at Rajasthan Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. IV

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