Dicrocoeliosis of ruminants: A little known fluke disease

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-15

  Otranto, Domenico ^a   Traversa, Donato ^b  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

^b Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; BOVIDS; DICROCOELIASIS; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; TREMATODIASIS;

BOVIDAE; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; TREMATODA;

EID: 0037213355     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(02)00009-0     Document Type: Short Survey

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