Epidemiological investigation of trichinellosis in Switzerland

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 201-207

  Gottstein, B ^a   Pozio, E ^b   Connolly, B ^a   Gamble, H R ^c   Eckert, J ^d   Jakob, H P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

ELISA; Pig nematoda; Switzerland; Trichinella; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; SWINE; SWITZERLAND; TRICHINOSIS; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOXES; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; NEMATODA; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI;

EID: 0030735270     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(97)00023-X     Document Type: Article

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