Molecular survey of pathogenic trypanosomes in naturally infected Nigerian cattle

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 555-561

  Takeet, Michael I ^a,b,c   Fagbemi, Benjamin O ^b   Donato, Marcos De ^a,d   Yakubu, Abdulmojeed ^a,e   Rodulfo, Hectorina E ^d   Peters, Sunday O ^a,f   Wheto, Matthew ^f   Imumorin, Ikhide G ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

^e NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^f BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Molecular diagnostics; Nigeria; PCR; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FOREST; HEMATOCRIT; INFECTION RATE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIXED INFECTION; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREVALENCE; SAVANNA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COINFECTION; FEMALE; MALE; NIGERIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; DAMA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI; TRYPANOSOMA VIVAX;

EID: 84876111633     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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