Bovine trypanosomiasis in south-western Uganda: Packed-cell volumes and prevalences of infection in the cattle

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-27

  Waiswa, C ^a   Katunguka Rwakishaya, E ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CATTLE DISEASE; ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEMATOCRIT; PREVALENCE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 1142309532     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/000349804225003073     Document Type: Article

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