Changes in the pathogenicity of relapsed diminazene aceturate (DA)-resistant Trypanosoma brucei brucei as the trypanosomes are transmitted from DA-treated hosts to another set of animals

Comparative Clinical Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 481-486

  Ihedioha, John Ikechukwu ^a   Onuma, Chinelo J ^a   Okorie Kanu, Christian O ^a   Ihedioha, Thelma E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diminazene aceturate resistance; Pathogenicity; Relapse infection; Trypanosoma brucei brucei

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956446751     PISSN: 16185641     EISSN: 1618565X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00580-009-0893-9     Document Type: Article

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