The new data about zoonotic reservoir of Babesia microti in small mammals in Poland

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-144

  Grzegorz, Karbowiak ^a   Michal, Stanko ^b   Leszek, Rychlik ^c   Wojciech, Nowakowski ^d   Krzysztof, Siuda ^e  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^d SIEDLCE UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Babesia microti; M. oeconomus; Microtus agrestis; Poland; Zoonotic reservoir

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; PARASITISM; POLAND;

APODEMUS AGRARIUS; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; BABESIA MICROTI; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MICROTUS OECONOMUS; MUS MUSCULUS; NEOMYS ANOMALUS; NEOMYS FODIENS; SOREX ARANEUS; SOREX MINUTUS;

EID: 0032985324     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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