Epidemiology and diagnosis of African trypanosomiasis using DNA probes

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages S141-

  Gibson, Wendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Diagnosis; Epidemiology; Genetic markers; Trypanosoma brucei; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosoma equiperdum; Trypanosoma evansi; Trypanosoma simiae; Trypanosoma vivax; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PROTOZOAL DNA;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA PROBE; GENE TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA SIMIAE; TSETSE FLY; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; DUTTONELLA; GLOSSINA (PROPER); NANNOMONAS; SIMIAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EQUIPERDUM; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA SIMIAE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOZOON;

ANIMALS; DNA PROBES; DNA, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 0036334508     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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