Familial aggregation of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense trypanosomiasis in a very high incidence community in Zaire

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 521-524

  Khonde, N ^a,b   Pepin J ^a,c   Niyonsenga, T ^a   De Wals, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b Zone de Santé Rurale de Nioki   (Congo)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Familial aggregation; Human African trypanosomiasis; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; Zaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EXPOSURE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TRYPANOSOMA;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 0030694543     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(97)90008-0     Document Type: Article

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