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African trypanosomes. / Cayla, M; Rojas Martinez, Federico; Silvester, Eleanor et al.
In: Parasites & vectors, Vol. 12, No. 1, 190, 29.04.2019.

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Cayla, M, Rojas Martinez, F, Silvester, E, Venter, F & Matthews, KR 2019, 'African trypanosomes.', Parasites & vectors, vol. 12, no. 1, 190. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3355-5

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Cayla, M., Rojas Martinez, F., Silvester, E., Venter, F., & Matthews, K. R. (2019). African trypanosomes. Parasites & vectors, 12(1), Article 190. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3355-5

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Cayla M, Rojas Martinez F, Silvester E, Venter F, Matthews KR. African trypanosomes. Parasites & vectors. 2019 Apr 29;12(1):190. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3355-5

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Cayla, M ; Rojas Martinez, Federico ; Silvester, Eleanor et al. / African trypanosomes. In: Parasites & vectors. 2019 ; Vol. 12, No. 1.

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title = "African trypanosomes.",
abstract = "African trypanosomes cause human African trypanosomiasis and animal African trypanosomiasis. They are transmitted by tsetse flies in sub-Saharan Africa. Although most famous for their mechanisms of immune evasion by antigenic variation, there have been recent important studies that illuminate important aspects of the biology of these parasites both in their mammalian host and during passage through their tsetse fly vector. This Primer overviews current research themes focused on these parasites and discusses how these biological insights and the development of new technologies to interrogate gene function are being used in the search for new approaches to control the parasite. The new insights into the biology of trypanosomes in their host and vector highlight that we are in a 'golden age' of discovery for these fascinating parasites.",
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KW - Host-Parasite Interactions

KW - Humans

KW - Insect Vectors/parasitology

KW - Trypanosoma brucei brucei/genetics

KW - Trypanosoma/classification

KW - Trypanosomiasis, African/epidemiology

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