Table 1.
Summary of patient data for 19 cases of Canine African Trypanosomosis presented at UNVTH
| Case | Sex | Breed | Approx. age | LGA | Lymph node enlargement | Corneal opacity | Parasitaemia | PCV (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | Rottweiler | 5 years | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | 22 | Death |
| 2 | F | Mongrel | 2 years | Nsukka | + | + | ++ | 19 | nk |
| 3 | – | – | – | – | − | − | ++ | nd | nk |
| 4 | F | Mongrel | 2 years | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | 18 | Death |
| 5 | F | – | 4 years | Igbo-Eze North | + | + | +++ | 31 | Death |
| 6 | F | Rottweiler | 7 years | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | nd | Death |
| 7 | M | Mastiff | 2 years | Nsukka | + | - | ++ | 28 | Death |
| 8 | M | Rottweiler | – | Nsukka | + | - | +++ | nd | Death |
| 9 | F | – | 5 months | Udenu | + | + | +++ | nd | nk |
| 10 | F | Mastiff | 8 months | Nsukka | + | + | ++ | 12 | Death |
| 11 | F | Mongrel | 2.5 years | Nsukka | + | + | ++ | nd | Recovery |
| 12 | – | – | – | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | nd | nk |
| 13 | F | Caucasian | 2 years | Udenu | + | + | +++ | 26 | Death |
| 14 | M | – | 9 months | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | nd | Death |
| 15 | M | – | 2 years | Nsukka | + | + | + | 12 | nk |
| 16 | F | Caucasian | 6 months | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | 19 | Death |
| 17 | M | Mongrel | 2 years | Igbo-Eze South | − | − | +++ | nd | nk |
| 18 | F | Mongrel | 1.5 years | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | 20 | Recovery |
| 19 | M | Mongrel | 1.5 years | Nsukka | + | + | +++ | nd | nk |
Abbreviations: F, female; M, male; LGA, local government area; nd, not done; nk, not known
Key: +, <1 trypanosome/field; ++, 1–5 trypanosomes/field, +++, >5 trypanosomes/field