Molecular screening of tsetse flies and cattle reveal different Trypanosoma species including T. grayi and T. theileri in northern Cameroon

Background African trypanosomes are mainly transmitted through the bite of tsetse flies ( Glossina spp.). The present study investigated the occurrence of pathogenic trypanosomes in tsetse flies and cattle in tsetse fly-infested areas of Northern Cameroon. Results Trypanosomes were identified using...

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Published in:	Parasites & vectors Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 631
Main Authors:	Ngomtcho, Sen Claudine Henriette, Weber, Judith Sophie, Ngo Bum, Elisabeth, Gbem, Thaddeus Terlumun, Kelm, Sørge, Achukwi, Mbunkah Daniel
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 29.12.2017 BioMed Central Ltd BMC
Subjects:	Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine blood Bodonidae Cameroon Cameroon - epidemiology Cattle Cattle Diseases - epidemiology Cattle Diseases - parasitology digestive system Diseases DNA DNA, Protozoan - chemistry DNA, Protozoan - genetics DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - chemistry DNA, Ribosomal Spacer - genetics Entomology epidemiological studies Glossina Health aspects hematocrit Identification and classification Infectious Diseases insect infestations internal transcribed spacers ITS1 Mass Screening Molecular Epidemiology Parasite Load Parasitology Polymerase Chain Reaction Prevalence proboscis Sequence Analysis, DNA Tropical Medicine Trypanosoma Trypanosoma - classification Trypanosoma - genetics Trypanosoma - isolation & purification Trypanosoma grayi Trypanosoma theileri trypanosomiasis Trypanosomiasis - epidemiology Trypanosomiasis - parasitology Trypanosomiasis - veterinary Tsetse Flies - parasitology Tsetse fly Tsetse-flies Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science Virology Cameroon Bodonidae ITS1 Northern Cameroon Cattle Tsetse fly Trypanosomosis Trypanosoma theileri Trypanosoma grayi
ISSN:	1756-3305, 1756-3305
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