Plague foci in Viet Nam: Zoological and parasitological aspects

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 117-123

  Suntsov, V V ^a   Huong, Ly Thi Vi ^b   Suntsova, N I ^a   Gratz, N G ^c  

^a Viet Nam Russ Trop Research Centre   (Viet Nam)

^b Inst of Hygiene and Epidemiology   (Viet Nam)

^c Chemin du Ruisseau No 4 ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PLAGUE; VIET NAM; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOLOGY; FLEAS; HUMANS; INSECT VECTORS; MICE; PLAGUE; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; VIETNAM;

ECTOPARASITE; FLEA; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; PLAGUE; SMALL MAMMAL;

VIETNAM;

LENTISTIVALIUS KLOSSI; PULICIDAE; RATTUS; SIPHONAPTERA; XENOPSYLLA CHEOPIS;

EID: 0031464482     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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