Transmission of hydatid disease to sheep from wild dogs in Victoria, Australia

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1263-1270

  Grainger, H J ^a   Jenkins, D J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Australian Hydatid Control and Epidemiology Program   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Echinococcus granulosus; epidemiology; hydatid disease; sheep; wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SHEEP; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FOXES; GEOGRAPHY; MACROPODIDAE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VICTORIA;

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HYDATID DISEASE; SHEEP TAPEWORM; WILD DOG;

AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, MANSFIELD;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030274136     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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