Virulence in Trypanosoma congolense Savannah subgroup. A comparison between strains and transmission cycles

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Van Den Bossche, P ^a,b   Chitanga, S ^a,c   Masumu, J ^a   Marcotty, T ^a,b   Delespaux, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Livestock; Trypanosoma; Virulence; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMESTICATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STANDARD; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE VECTORS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; LIVESTOCK; MICE; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES; VIRULENCE;

BOS; MUS; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE;

EID: 79960423013     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2010.01277.x     Document Type: Review

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