Parasites and biosecurity - The example of Australia

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 410-416

  Thompson, R C Andrew ^a   Owen, Ifor L ^b   Puana, Ilagi ^b   Banks, David ^c   Davis, Timothy M E ^d   Reid, Simon A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Natl Agric/Inspection Authority   (Papua New Guinea)

^c Animal Biosecurity   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AUSTRALIA; AUSTRIA; BIOSAFETY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PARASITE; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0042329285     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4922(03)00197-1     Document Type: Review

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