A role for vector-independent transmission in rodent trypanosome infection?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 36, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1359-1366

  Smith, A ^a   Telfer, S ^a   Burthe, S ^a   Bennett, M ^a   Begon, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field voles; Independent transmission; Trypanosome prevalence

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FLAGELLATE; FLEA; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECTICIDE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FLEA; INFESTATION; MALE; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VECTOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA MICROTI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; RODENT DISEASES; SEASONS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; HERPETOSOMA; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MURIDAE; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA MICROTI;

EID: 33749261054     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.06.014     Document Type: Article

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