High mortality and lesions of the central nervous system in Trypanosomosis by Trypanosoma vivax in Brazilian hair sheep

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 182, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 359-363

  Galiza, G J N ^a   Garcia, H A ^b   Assis, A C O ^a   Oliveira, D M ^a   Pimentel, L A ^a   Dantas, A F M ^a   Simoes S V D ^a   Teixeira, M M G ^b   Riet Correa, F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anemia; Hemoparasites; Neurological signs; Sheep; Trypanosoma vivax; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANEMIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SMEAR; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDEMA; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HAIR DISEASE; HEAD PRESSING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INSECT; LATERAL RECUMBENCE; LETHARGY; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MORTALITY; MYOCARDITIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PADDLING MOVEMENT; PERICARDIUM; PERITONEAL CAVITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SUBMANDIBULAR EDEMA; TABANUS; TREMOR; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BUBALUS; OVIS ARIES; TABANUS VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 80755153612     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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