Animal reservoirs of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense around the old Gboko sleeping sickness focus in Nigeria

Solomon Ngutor Karshima; Idris A. Lawal; Shalangwa Ishaku Bata; Israel Joshua Barde; Pam Victoria Adamu; Abbas Salihu; Paman Nehemiah Dross; Adebowale Obalisa

doi:10.5897/JPVB2015.0228

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Parasitology and Vector Biology

Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Vector Biol.
Language: English
ISSN: 2141-2510
DOI: 10.5897/JPVB
Start Year: 2009
Published Articles: 208

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Animal reservoirs of Trypanosoma brucei gambiense around the old Gboko sleeping sickness focus in Nigeria

Solomon Ngutor Karshima

Solomon Ngutor Karshima
Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, University of Jos, P. M. B 2084, Jos, Nigeria.
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Idris A. Lawal

Idris A. Lawal
Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Shalangwa Ishaku Bata

Shalangwa Ishaku Bata
Department of Animal Health, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Israel Joshua Barde

Israel Joshua Barde
Central Diagnostic Division, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Pam Victoria Adamu

Pam Victoria Adamu
Department of Animal Health, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Abbas Salihu

Abbas Salihu
Department of Animal Health, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Paman Nehemiah Dross

Paman Nehemiah Dross
Department of Animal Health, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Adebowale Obalisa

Adebowale Obalisa
Department of Animal Health, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, P. M. B 001, Vom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Article Number - 4420FBD58644
Vol.8(5), pp. 47-54 , May 2016
https://doi.org/10.5897/JPVB2015.0228

Received: 26 October 2015
Accepted: 28 April 2016
Published: 31 May 2016

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