Occurrence, clinical manifestation and the epidemiological implications of naturally occurring canine trypanosomosis in western Kenya

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 317-323

  Matete, G O ^a  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Canine; Epidemiology; Sleeping sickness; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA OPACITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATOCRIT; KENYA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; SCREENING TEST; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; GLOSSINA (PROPER); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE;

EID: 1542684778     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v70i4.296     Document Type: Article

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