VPA-0055
QUESTION
Dourine is caused by?
OPTIONS
(A) Trypanosoma equiperdum
(B) Trypanosoma equi
(C) Trypanosoma evansi
(D) Trypanosoma brucei
ANSWER
(A) Trypanosoma equiperdum
EXPLANATION
Dourine is a sexually transmitted trypanosomiasis of horses caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum and is transmitted during mating. T. evansi causes surra, while T. brucei and T. cruzi are associated with different trypanosomal diseases and host distributions.
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