a tropical febrile disease of cattle, horses, camels, and dogs, characterized by severe emaciation: caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma evansi and transmitted by fleas
Word origin
from Marathi
surra in American English
(ˈsurə)
noun
Veterinary Science
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation
Word origin
[1885–90; ‹ Marathi sūra heavy breathing sound]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: lineup, roller coaster, sensitization, upsweep, zoom
Examples of 'surra' in a sentence
surra
Trypanosoma evansi infections (surra), which are mechanically transmitted by various hematophagous biting insects,are widespread in the area.
A. A. Doutoum, A. Delafosse, P. Elsen, S. Amsler Delafosse 2002, 'Potential Vectors of Trypanosoma evansi in Camels in Eastern Chad', Revue d'Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicauxhttp://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/9841. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)