Options for the control of tsetse-transmitted livestock trypanosomosis. An epidemiological perspective

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-42

  Van den Bossche, P ^a,b   Delespaux, V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Control; Livestock; Trypanosoma; Trypanosomosis; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; TSETSE FLY; VECTOR CONTROL;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMICS; INSECT VECTORS; LIVESTOCK; TRYPANOCIDAL AGENTS; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE; TSETSE FLIES;

BOS; GLOSSINA (GENUS); TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 84860412902     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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