The spread of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Australia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages 126-128

  Prociv, Paul ^b   Carlisle, Melissa S ^a  

^a IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; AUSTRALIA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0041830619     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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