The distribution and epidemiology of bovine trypanosomosis in Malawi

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 88, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 163-176

  Van Den Bossche, P ^a   Shumba, W ^a   Makhambera, P ^b  

^a Regl Tsetse Trypanosomosis C   (Zimbabwe)

^b P Bag 74 ^*  (Malawi)

Author keywords

Antibody detection ELISA; Cattle protozoa; Distribution; Epidemiology protozoa; Malawi; Trypanosoma sp.

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALAWI; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMATOCRIT; INSECT VECTORS; MALAWI; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE; TSETSE FLIES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; GLOSSINA BREVIPALPIS; GLOSSINA MORSITANS MORSITANS; GLOSSINA PALLIDIPES; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA SP.;

EID: 0033957095     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00222-8     Document Type: Article

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