Genetic epidemiology of parasitic protozoa and other infectious agents: The need for an integrated approach

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-104

  Tibayrenc, Michel ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Chagas' disease; Epidemiology; Leishmania; Pathogenicity; Plasmodium falciparum; Protozoa; Trypanosoma cruzi

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS; GENETICS; PATHOGEN; PROTOZOA;

BIODIVERSITY; CHAGAS DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031891907     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(97)00180-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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