The molecular epidemiology of Echinococcus granulosus and cystic hydatid disease

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages S151-

  McManus, D P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cystic hydatidosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Genetic diversity; Hydatidosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; DNA; REAGENT; VACCINE; HELMINTH DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMANS; PARASITOLOGY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0036334509     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0035-9203(02)90068-4     Document Type: Article

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