Studies on the megatrypanum trypanosomes of the Egyptian bat (Pipistrellum kuhli) from Sohag Governorate, Egypt

Out of 150 Egyptian bats (Pipistrellus Kuhli) hunted in the premises of Sohag City, 60 (40%) were harbouring typanosomes of the subgenus Megatypanum (Hoare, 1964). They were T. M. heybergi (Rodhian, 1923), T. M. possoai (Dean and Sugary, 1963) and T. M. magadermae (Wenyon, 1990).

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Published inJournal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology Vol. 31; no. 1; p. 87
Main Authors el-Rahman, A R, Monib, M el-S, Hassan, A A, Ghanam, M E, Shataat, M A, el-Damarany, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Egypt 01.04.2001
Subjects
Animals
Chiroptera - parasitology
Egypt
Prevalence
Trypanosoma - classification
Trypanosoma - isolation & purification
Trypanosomiasis - parasitology
Trypanosomiasis - veterinary
Egypt
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Summary:Out of 150 Egyptian bats (Pipistrellus Kuhli) hunted in the premises of Sohag City, 60 (40%) were harbouring typanosomes of the subgenus Megatypanum (Hoare, 1964). They were T. M. heybergi (Rodhian, 1923), T. M. possoai (Dean and Sugary, 1963) and T. M. magadermae (Wenyon, 1990).
ISSN:1110-0583