EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PRIMATE TRYPANOSOMIASIS IN INDONESIA.
Abstract
Trypanosomiasis in macaques has recently been found to be widespread in South East Asia, a fact previously unsuspected. This discovery was made possible by use of cultures as a diagnostic method. Previously, human trypanosomiasis had been found in Malaysia by others, but the microorganism involved has never been identified with any trypanosome known from man. In areas where trypanosomiasis is transmitted to macaques, man is exposed to infection. An attempt to evaluate the human risk involved was made in three field trips in Indonesia, but endemic areas were not located. Trypanosome isolates obtained in Indonesia are under study in the United States. The microorganisms can be maintained indefinitely by serial subculture, probably also in storage at -65C. Rhodnius prolixus is a good experimental intermediate host for all isolates studied. Identification is not yet complete; but the Indonesian isolates have not been identified with either Trypanosoma cruzi or the human trypanosome known from the area. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0704749
Entities
People
- David Weinman
Organizations
- Yale University