Heterogeneity in the prevalence and intensity of bovine trypanosomiasis in the districts of Amuru and Nwoya, Northern Uganda.

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Published in BMC Vet Res on October 08, 2015

Authors

Harriet Angwech1, Jack H P Nyeko2, Elizabeth A Opiyo3, Joseph Okello-Onen4, Robert Opiro5, Richard Echodu6, Geoffrey M Malinga7,8, Moses N Njahira9, Robert A Skilton10

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. angwechh@yahoo.com.
2: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. jpenmogi@yahoo.com.
3: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. auma1opiyo@gmail.com.
4: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda.
5: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. opiro@yahoo.co.uk.
6: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. richard_echodu@yahoo.co.uk.
7: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gulu University, P.O. Box 166, Gulu, Uganda. malingageoffrey@yahoo.com.
8: Department of Biology, University of Eastern Finland, P. O. Box 111, 80101, Joensuu, Finland. malingageoffrey@yahoo.com.
9: Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - Hub, Old Naivasha Road, P.O. Box 30709- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. m.njahira@cgiar.org.
10: Biosciences Eastern and Central Africa (BecA), International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - Hub, Old Naivasha Road, P.O. Box 30709- 00100, Nairobi, Kenya. r.skilton@cgiar.org.

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