Latent Trypanosoma brucei gambiense foci in Uganda: A silent epidemic in children and adults?

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1480-1487

  Wastling, S L ^a   Picozzi, K ^a   Wamboga, C ^b   Von Wissmann, B ^a   Amongi Accup, C ^a,c   Wardrop, N A ^a,d   Stothard, J R ^e   Kakembo, A ^b   Welburn, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

latent; parasitological detection; pediatric medicine; Sleeping sickness; T.b.gambiense

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; LAKE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UGANDA;

ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; DNA, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LAKES; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; UGANDA;

TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE;

EID: 84855644493     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182011000230     Document Type: Article

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