A Possible Role for Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis russa) and Wild Pigs in Spread of Trypanosoma evansi from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea

Movement of transmigrants and livestock from western Indonesia to southeastern areas of Irian Jaya near the border with Papua New Guinea may pose a risk of introducing Trypanosoma evansi into Papua New Guinea via feral Rusa deer (Cervus timorensis russa) and wild pigs which inhabit these areas in la...

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Main Authors: SA Reid, A Husein, GW Hutchinson, DB Copeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1999-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
pig
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761999000200013