Covering sickness

Mohler, John R., Dourine of horses – its cause and suppression (1911)

Covering sickness, or dourine (French, from the Arabic darina, meaning mangy (said of a female camel), feminine of darin, meaning dirty),[1] is a disease of horses and other members of the family Equidae. The disease is caused by Trypanosoma equiperdum, which belongs to an important genus of parasitic protozoa.[2] The occurrence of dourine is notifiable in the European Union under legislation from the OIE.[3] There currently is no vaccine and although clinical signs can be treated,[2] there is no cure.[4]

  1. ^ "Dourine". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fifth Edition. 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. ^ a b Gillingwater, K.; Büscher, P.; Brun, R. (September 2007). "Establishment of a panel of reference Trypanosoma evansi and Trypanosoma equiperdum strains for drug screening". Veterinary Parasitology. 148 (2): 114–121. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.05.020. PMID 17624671.
  3. ^ Codes of Practice 2020 (PDF). Horserace Betting Levyboard. pp. 59–65. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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