CATT/T.evansi Antibody Levels in Patients Suffering from Pyrexia of Unknown Origin in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Kolkata

摘要

ABSTRACT `Trypanosomiasis' caused by Trypanosoma evansi (`Surra') is one of the most widely distributed vector borne diseases in India which mainly affects domesticated and wild animals such as camel, horses, pig and chronic diseases in cattle and buffaloes. In humans T.evansi infection has been documented in the last decade. The main objective of this study was to investigate seroprevalence of T. evansi antibody in patients suffering from pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) using CATT (card agglut.