Equine trypanosomosis in the Central River Division of The Gambia: A study of veterinary gate-clinic consultation records

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 152-162

  Dhollander, S ^a   Jallow, A ^a   Mbodge, K ^a   Kora, S ^a   Sanneh, M ^a   Gaye, M ^a   Bos, J ^b   Leak, S ^a   Berkvens, D ^c   Geerts, S ^c  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Equines; Gambia; Gate clinic; Prevalence; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

ANTITRYPANOSOMAL AGENT;

AGE; ANEMIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANEMIA; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EQUIDAE; FEMALE; GAMBIA; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 33745698011     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.11.009     Document Type: Article

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