Table 1 Geographical and host origin, clinical manifestation and microsatellite loci genotyping data from Trypanosoma vivax isolates included in this study

South America (SA)

Brazil

Endemic area

Buffalo (17)

Asymptomatic^a

1,3,6

Cow (4)

1, 2

Non-endemic area

Buffalo (1)

Asymptomatic^a

5

Cow (1)

asymptomatic^a

5

Sheep (2)

Asymptomatic^a

4,5

(outbreak)

Cow (2)

Asymptomatic^a

1

(outbreak)

Sheep (11)

Severe/lethal^b

2

(outbreak)

Horse (1)

Severe/lethal^b

3

Total

(39)

0.15 (6/39)

16

Venezuela

Endemic area

Cow (3)

Asymptomatic^c

7,9,10

Buffalo (2)

Asymptomatic^c

8,10

Sheep (2)

Asymptomatic^c

8

Total

(7)

0.57 (4/7)

15

French Guiana

Endemic area

Sheep (1)

Symptomatic^c

11

(1/1)

12

Total SA

(47)

0.23 (11/47)

21

West Africa (WA)

Burkina Faso

Cow (4)

Symptomatic^c

12,13,14,15

(4/4)

Ghana

Cow (4)

Symptomatic^c

16,17,18,19

(4/4)

Benin

Cow (2)

Symptomatic^c

20,21

(2/2)

Nigeria

Cow (1)

Symptomatic^c

22

(1/1)

The Gambia

Cow (1)

Symptomatic^c

23

(1/1)

total WA

(12)

1.0 (12/12)

41

East Africa (EA)

Mozambique

Cow (1)

Symptomatic^c

24

(1/1)

Nyala (1)

ND^d

25

(1/1)

Total EA

(2)

1.0 (2/2)

17

Total SA + WA + EA

61

0.41 (25/61)