A new transmission risk index for human African trypanosomiasis and its application in the identification of sites of high transmission of sleeping sickness in the Fontem focus of southwest Cameroon

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 289-296

  Njitchouang, G R ^a   Njiokou, F ^a   Nana Djeunga, H ^a   Asonganyi, T ^a   Fewou Moundipa, P ^a   Cuny, G ^b   Simo, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

ADT; Apparent density per trap day; Fontem; HAT; Human african trypanosomiasis; Transmission risk index; Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOAL DNA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HEALTH RISK; INDEX METHOD; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; CAMEROON; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA; TSETSE FLY;

ANIMALS; CAMEROON; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SWINE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TSETSE FLIES;

CAMEROON;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; DIPTERA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); GLOSSINA PALPALIS PALPALIS; GLOSSINIDAE; SUIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 79961117836     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00936.x     Document Type: Review

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