Echinococcus multilocularis in a European beaver from Switzerland

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 618-620

  Janovsky, Martin ^a,c   Bacciarini, Luca ^a   Sager, Heinz ^b   Gröne, Andrea ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^b  

^a Institute of Animal Pathology   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Amt der Tiroler Landesregierung   (Austria)

Author keywords

Case report; Castor fiber; Echinococcus multilocularis; European beaver; Liver; Parasite; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CASTOR FIBER; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; LIVER; LIVER HYDATID CYST; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RODENT; SWITZERLAND; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; FATAL OUTCOME; LIVER; MALE; RODENTIA; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0036654719     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-38.3.618     Document Type: Article

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