Screening of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense in domestic livestock and tsetse flies from an insular endemic focus (Luba, Equatorial Guinea).
BACKGROUND:Sleeping sickness is spread over 36 Sub-Saharan African countries. In West and Central Africa, the disease is caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense, which produces a chronic clinical manifestation. The Luba focus (Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea) has not reported autochthonous sleeping s...
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Main Authors: | Carlos Cordon-Obras (Author), Carmen García-Estébanez (Author), Nicolás Ndong-Mabale (Author), Simón Abaga (Author), Pedro Ndongo-Asumu (Author), Agustín Benito (Author), Jorge Cano (Author) |
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2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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