Trypanosoma evansi infection in mainland Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 74-76

  Tamarit, A ^a   Gutierrez, C ^b   Arroyo, R ^a   Jimenez, V ^a   Zagala G ^a   Bosch, I ^c   Sirvent, J ^d   Alberola, J ^e   Alonso, I ^c   Caballero, C ^a  

^a Animal Health Laboratory   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^c Territorial Services of Agriculture   (Spain)

^d Clinic Veterinary Aitana   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Seroprevalence; Spain; Trypanosoma evansi; Trypanosomosis

Indexed keywords

MELARSAMINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SMEAR; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONKEY; EPIDEMIC; HORSE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; SURRA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ARSENICALS; CAMELS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DNA, PROTOZOAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; EQUIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 72149092678     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.050     Document Type: Article

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