Overview of the epidemiological situation on echinococcosis in the Mediterranean region

Acta Tropica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 191-195

  Seimenis, A ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Zoonosis control programme

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LIVESTOCK;

AWARENESS; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 0037327431     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(02)00272-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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