Unexpected results from large-scale cryptosporidiosis screening study in calves in Tanzania

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 513-519

  Chang'a, J S ^a,b   Robertson, L J ^b   Mtambo, M M A ^c   Mdegela, R H ^c   Loken T ^b   Reksen, O ^b  

^a Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AURAMINE; PHENOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALF (MAMMAL); CROSS BREEDING; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FECES ANALYSIS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING TEST; TANZANIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FECES; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; OOCYSTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAINING AND LABELING; TANZANIA;

EID: 83455266437     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: 13648594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047773211Y.0000000007     Document Type: Article

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