The oral route as a potential way of transmission of Schistosoma bovis in goats

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 464-467

  Boulanger, Denis ^a   Schneider, Dominique ^a   Sidikou, Fati ^a   Capron, André ^a,b   Chippaux, Jean Philippe ^a   Sellin, Bertrand ^a,c  

^a WHO Collaborating Ctr Contr S   (Niger)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^c Programme RAMSE   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CERCARIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GOAT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IMMUNITY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA BOVIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; WORM INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANIMALS; FECES; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INTESTINES; LIVER; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEMATODA; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA BOVIS;

EID: 0033068097     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285779     Document Type: Article

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