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Trypanosoma evansi infection in Tunisia: current situation

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  • 1. IDEALISS ULR 7519, École vétérinaire UniLaSalle de Rouen, 76130 Mont-Saint-Aignan, France & Laboratory of Parasitology, University Manouba, National School of Veterinary Medicine of Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
  • 2. Laboratory of Parasitology, University Manouba, National School of Veterinary Medicine of Sidi Thabet, 2020 Sidi Thabet, Tunisia
  • 3. Laboratory of Infectious Animal Diseases, Zoonoses and Sanitary Regulation, University Manouba, National School of Veterinary
  • 4. Arrondissement de la Production Animale de Tataouine, 3263 Tataouine, Tunisia
  • 5. Arrondissement de la Production Animale de Mahdia, 5111 Mahdia, Tunisia
  • 6. Animal Production and Health Division (NSA), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
  • 7. Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles, Laboratoire National de l'Élevage et de Recherches Vétérinaires, route du Front de Terre, & CIRAD, UMR INTERTRYP, 34398 Montpellier, France & INTERTRYP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier, France
  • 8. CIRAD, UMR INTERTRYP, 34398 Montpellier, France & INTERTRYP, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier, France & CIRAD, ENVT, 31300 Toulouse, France

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Gharbi, Mohamed, Kamoun, Meha, Khamassi, Médiha, Rekik, Syrine, Smida, Boubaker Ben, Ahmed, Jawhar Fekih, Boubaker, Chayma, Cecchi, Giuliano, Gimonneau, Geoffrey, Desquesnes, Marc (2025): Trypanosoma evansi infection in Tunisia: current situation. Parasite (Paris, France) 32 (65): 1-8, DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2025058, URL: https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2025058

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