Detection of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in animals from sleeping sickness foci in East Africa using the serum resistance associated (SRA) gene

Acta Tropica

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 249-254

  Njiru, Z K ^a,c   Ndung'u, K ^a   Matete, G ^a   Ndungu, J M ^a   Gibson, W C ^b  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Reservoir host; Serum resistance associated gene; SRA gene; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; Trypanosome; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOST LOCATION; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AFRICA; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE; GLOSSINA; ISOENZYME ANALYSIS; KENYA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SERUM RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED GENE; SHEEP; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CAMELS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; DOGS; HUMANS; KENYA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; GLOSSINA PALLIDIPES; OVIS ARIES; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 1942477405     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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