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Trypanosoma brucei infection in dogs causes severe cardiac abnormalities similar to human African trypanosomiasis.
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May warrant cardiac monitoring in infected dogs; leaves open translation to human African trypanosomiasis.
Ndung’u et al. (1991) studied Trypanosoma brucei infection. Trypanosoma brucei infection was evaluated on Cardiac abnormalities. Intravenous infection of dogs with Trypanosoma brucei resulted in severe cardiac abnormalities, including conduction defects and pericardial effusion, similar to human African trypanosomiasis.
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