Detection of the rodent tapeworm Rodentolepis (=Hymenolepis) microstoma in humans. A new zoonosis?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1079-1085

  Macnish, M G ^a   Ryan, U M ^a   Behnke, J M ^b   Thompson, R C A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hymenolepis microstoma; Polymerase chain reaction; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Rodentolepis microstoma; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PARASITE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARTICLE; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HOST; HUMAN; HYMENOLEPIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITOSIS; RAT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RODENTOLEPIS MICROSTOMA;

MICROSTOMA; RODENTIA; RODENTOLEPIS; RODENTOLEPIS MICROSTOMA;

EID: 0142124301     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(03)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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