Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in cattle by the African tabanid Atylotus agrestis

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 226-231

  Desquesnes, Marc ^a,b   Dia, Mamadou Lamine ^b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b Centre International de Recherche Developpement sur lElevage en zone Subhumide Bobo Dioulasso   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Atylotus agrestis; Incidence; Mechanical transmission; Nzi traps; Tabanidae; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATYLOTUS AGRESTIS; BED NET; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INCIDENCE; INSECT; LIVESTOCK; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALIA; ATYLOTUS; BOS TAURUS; HEXAPODA; TABANIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 1342329235     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2003.12.014     Document Type: Article

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