TRYPANOSOMA-CONGOLENSE INFECTION IN 2 DOGS

Trypanosomiasis, caused by Trypanosoma congolense, was diagnosed for t he first time in Israel in two boxer dogs imported from Kenya. The dog s developed clinical signs two days after arrival and succumbed to the disease within four days. The major clinical and clinicopathological findings included anaemia, haemorrhages, lymphadenomegaly, hepatosplen omegaly and neurological signs. Histopathology showed lymphocytic-plas macytic infiltration in the skin, brain, meninges, kidney and liver.