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Epidemiological study of canine trypanosomosis in an urban area of Ivory Coast.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Dec 2009
Keck N, Herder S, Kaba D, Solano P, Gomez J, Cuny G, Davoust B
Abstract excerpt
Following confirmed cases of trypanosomosis in military working dogs, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate the source of infection and determine the prevalence of canine infection with Trypanosoma congolense in the urban focus of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Blood from 123 dogs were collected and subjected to PCR using specific primers for Trypanosoma congolense "forest type". In addition, an entomological...
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