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Trypanosoma congolense organisms, on incubation at 20°C for 91/2h, were found to generate phospholipaselike activity which was capable of mediating lysis of both nucleated cells and erythrocytes as well as an acute inflammatory response on intradermal inoculation.
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Acknowledgments. This investigation was supported by the International Development Research Centre.
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Tizard, I.R., Holmes, W.L. The generation of toxic activity fromTrypanosoma congolense. Experientia 32, 1533–1534 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924436
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