Tsetse-transmitted Animal Trypanosomes


TABLE 04: Tsetse-transmitted Animal Trypanosomes

Trypanosoma spp	Animals Mainly Affected	Major Geographic Distribution
T congolense	Cattle, sheep, goats, dogs, pigs, camels, horses, most wild animals	Tsetse region of Africa
T vivax	Cattle, sheep, goats, camels, horses, various wild animals	Africa, Central and South America, West Indies^*
T brucei brucei	All domestic and various wild animals; most severe in dogs, horses, cats	Tsetse region of Africa
T simiae	Domestic and wild pigs, camels	Tsetse region of Africa

^*In non-tsetse areas, transmission is by biting flies.