Field evaluation of the prophylactic effect of an isometamidium sustained-release device against trypanosomiasis in cattle

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1012-1014

  Diarra, B ^a   Diall, O ^a   Geerts, S ^b   Kageruka, P ^b   Lemmouchi, Y ^c   Schacht, E ^c   Eisler, M C ^d   Holmes, P ^d  

^a Laboratoire Central Veterinaire Mail   (Mali)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMINAZENE; ISOMETAMIDIUM;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GLOSSINA MORSITANS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SURVIVAL RATE; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

EID: 0031970338     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.42.5.1012     Document Type: Article

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