Human Asian trypanosomiasis, a new threat to human health?

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 484-

  Brun, Reto ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; FUTUROLOGY; HUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; SURVIVAL; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 24944496746     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2005.73.484     Document Type: Editorial

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