Invading freshwater gastropods: Some conflicting aspects for public health

Malacologia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 403-411

  Pointier, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PERPIGNAN   (France)

Author keywords

(Paragonimus westermanii); Centrocestiasis (Centrocestus formosanus); Or meningitis (Angiostrongylus cantonensis)

Indexed keywords

AMPULLARIIDAE; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALIA; BASOMMATOPHORA; CENTROCESTUS FORMOSANUS; DIGENEA (FLUKES); FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GASTROPODA; HEPATICA; MOLLUSCA; PARAGONIMUS; THIARIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033475406     PISSN: 00762997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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