Tsetse and trypanosomiasis control problems in South-East Uganda: Past, present and alternative strategies

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 129, Issue 31-32, 1999, Pages 1091-1098

  Okoth, J O ^a  

^a Livestock Health Research Institute   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Appropriate technologies; Community participation; Control; G.f. fuscipes

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TSETSE FLY; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLIES; UGANDA;

EID: 0033543233     PISSN: 00367672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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