Human African trypanosomiasis: connecting parasite and host genetics

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 405-409

  Garcia, André ^a   Courtin, David ^a,b   Solano, Philippe ^b,c   Koffi, Mathurin ^b,c   Jamonneau, Vincent ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c Institut Pierre Richet Bouake   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST SUSCEPTIBILITY; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA RHODESIENSE;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 33747050402     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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