Hi-PCR® Trypanosoma evansi Semi-Q PCR Kit

Trypanosomes are unicellular flagellar protozoa belonging to the family of Trypanosomatidae and the genus Trypanosoma. The genus comprises of many species causing trypanosomoses disease in domestic and wild animals. One such species, Trypanosoma evansi causes an important disease called “Surra”. The course of infection ranges from an acute disease with high mortality to a chronic infection characterized by subcutaneous edema, fever, lethargy, weight loss, abortion, nasal and ocular bleeding, and stiffness of the limbs. Surra can lead to neuropathy and immune suppression coupled with anemia eventually leading to death in both domestic and wild mammals. The Hi-PCR® Trypanosoma evansi Semi-Q PCR Kit is a qualitative conventional PCR kit which results in amplification of T. evansi DNA using specific primers. Conventional PCR testing can provide rapid, sensitive and specific detection of T. evansi.