An improved parasitological technique for the diagnosis of african trypanosomiasis

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 1977, Pages 325-326

  Murray, Max ^a   Murray, P K ^b   McIntyre, W I M ^b  

^a International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases Kenya   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; GAMBIA; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0017702421     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: 18783503     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(77)90110-9     Document Type: Article

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