Glossina fuscipes fuscipes in the trypanosomiasis endemic areas of south eastern Uganda: Apparent density, trypanosome infection rates and host feeding preferences

Acta Tropica

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-29

  Waiswa, C ^a   Picozzi, K ^b   Katunguka Rwakishaya, E ^a   Olaho Mukani, W ^c   Musoke, R A ^a   Welburn, S C ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MAAIF   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Bloodmeal; Endemic areas; Host; Trypanosomiasis; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLY; HOST PREFERENCE; INFECTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOSSINA; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RATE; LIZARD; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA; TSETSE FLY; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DNA, PROTOZOAN; ENDEMIC DISEASES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES; UGANDA; ZOONOSES;

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

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA FUSCIPES FUSCIPES; VARANUS; VARANUS NILOTICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33748748988     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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