Domestic animals as potential reservoir hosts of trypanosoma brucei gambiense in sleeping sickness foci in Cameroon

Parasite

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-66

  Njiokou, F ^a   Nimpaye, H ^a   Simo, G ^b   Njitchouang, G R ^a   Asonganyi, T ^a   Cuny, G ^c   Herder, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies Yaounde   (Cameroon)

^c Institut de recherche pour le développement   (France)

Author keywords

CATT; Dogs, southcameroon; Domestic animal; Goats; HTA; PCR; Pigs; QBC; Reservoir; Sheep; T. b. Gambiense group 1; Trypanosoma bnjcei s.l

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 77949300274     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2010171061     Document Type: Article

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