Trypanosomiasis in an infant from india

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-123

  Shah, Ira ^a   Ali, Uma S ^a   Andankar, Parmanand ^a   Joshi, Rajesh R ^a  

^a B J WADIA HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (India)

Author keywords

India; Maharashtra; Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; Trypanosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDIA; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REPEAT PROCEDURE; SMEAR; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; TRYPANOSOMA LEWISI; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

EID: 79959352513     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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