Age prevalence of trypanosomal infections in female Glossina morsitans morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) on the plateau area of eastern Zambia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-229

  Kubi, C ^a   Billiouw, M ^b   Van Den Bossche, P ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b University of Pretoria ^*  (Zambia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Age prevalence; Glossina morsitans morsitans; Trypanosoma congolense; Trypanosoma vivax; Zambia

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA MORSITANS; GLOSSINA MORSITANS MORSITANS; GLOSSINIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 35648985005     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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