Trypanosoma evansi: Recent outbreaks in Europe

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 26-29

  Gutierrez, Carlos ^a   Desquesnes, Marc ^b   Touratier, Louis ^c   Büscher, Philippe ^d  

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

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Centre collaborateur de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé animale   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Camel; Europe; Surra; Trypanosoma evansi

Indexed keywords

MELARSAMINE; QUINAPYRAMINE SULFATE; TRIQUIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAMEL; DRUG EFFICACY; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; FRANCE; IMPORT DISEASE; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SPAIN; SURRA; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 78049385767     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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