Study on immunobiology in endoparasites of public health interest: Echinococcosis-Hydatidosis

Parassitologia

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 11-19

  Conchedda, Margherita ^a   Bortoletti, G ^b   Ecca, A R ^b   Gabriele, F ^b   Palmas, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Echinococcosis Hydatidosis; Epidemiology; Hymenolepis nana; Immune response; Th1 Th2

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS;

EID: 0041573587     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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