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Quantitative methods in the study of the pathogenesis of haemoprotozoal diseases

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

G. J. Losos ,
I. McMillan ,
Ch. E. Minder  and
K. Soulsby
G. J. Losos
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Department, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
I. McMillan
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Department, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
Ch. E. Minder
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Department, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
K. Soulsby
Affiliation:
Veterinary Research Department, Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, P.O. Box 32, Kikuyu, Kenya
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Summary

The study of pathogenicity of haemoprotozoa and the pathogenesis of the diseases they cause requires quantitative descriptions. Statistical and mathematical methods are introduced to describe infectivity, parasitaemia, total body parasitosis and the severity of diseases.

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Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 84 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 537 - 565
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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