Endemic type of animal trypanosomiasis is not associated with lower genotype variability of Trypanosoma congolense isolates circulating in livestock

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 265-269

  Masumu, J ^a   Geysen, D ^b   Bossche, P Van den ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

AFLP; Endemic area; Savannah type; Trypanosoma congolense; Variability; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; LIVESTOCK; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 67650418118     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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