Field studies were conducted to assess the occurrence of resistance to isometamidium chloride and diminazene aceturate in trypanosomes infecting cattle in Kenedougou Province of Burkina Faso. Forty-five of the 166 villages in Kenedougou were randomly sampled and visited to assess livestock numb...
McDermott, John J.
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Woitag, T.
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Sidibe, I.
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Bauer, B.
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Diarra, B.
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Ouédraogo, D.
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Kamuanga, M.
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Peregrine, A.S.
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Eisler, M.C.
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Zessin, K.H.
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[Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kenedougou Province, Burkina Faso]
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Field studies of drug-resistant cattle trypanosomes in Kenedougou Province, Burkina Faso
The aim of this study was to assess, whether polymerase chain reaction (PCR) allows sensitive screening of treatment failure suspicions in areas, where drug resistance against African animal trypanosomosis (AAT) appears to be a problem. PCR was used to detect trypanosome infections prior to, 14 ...
Gall, Y.
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Woitag, T.
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Bauer, B.
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Sidibe, I.
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McDermott, John J.
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Mehlitz, D.
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Clausen, P.H.
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[Trypanocidal failure suggested by PCR results in cattle field samples]
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Trypanocidal failure suggested by PCR results in cattle field samples
Currently in Southeast Uganda, FITCA (EU funded Farming in Tsetse Controlled Areas Project) is involved in an intervention programme against both animal trypanosomiasis and human sleeping sickness. This is a regional project involving Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda. In southeast Uganda, the...
Fyfe. K.
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Picozzi, K.
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Fèvre, Eric M.
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Wasiwa, C.
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McDermott, John J.
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Welburn, S.C.
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[Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas]
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Assessment of trypanosome prevalence in FITCA high risk areas