Controlling echinococcus multilocularis - Ecological implications of field trials

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-105

  Hansen, Frank ^a,d   Tackmann, Kirsten ^b   Jeltsch, Florian ^c   Wissel, Christian ^a   Thulke, Hans Hermann ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^d SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Echinococcus multilocularis; Management; Parasitic diseases; Simulation model; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 0041733091     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5877(03)00084-9     Document Type: Article

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