Camel trypanosomosis - A review

Veterinarski Arhiv

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 439-452

  Enwezor, Felicia Nneka Chizoba ^a   Sackey, Anthony Kojo Bedu ^b  

^a Nigerian Institute for Trypanosomiasis Research   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anoxia; Immunosuppression; Surra; Tabanus; Trypanosoma evansi; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 27844438158     PISSN: 03725480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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