Rediscovery of Trichinella spiralis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Ireland after 30 years of oblivion

Journal of Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-65

  Rafter, Paul ^a   Marucci, Gianluca ^b   Brangan, Patrick ^a   Pozio, Edoardo ^b  

^a Central Meat Control Laboratory   (Ireland)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ireland; Multiplex PCR; Prevalence; Red fox; Reservoir; Sylvatic cycle; Trichinella spiralis

Indexed keywords

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FORELIMB; FOX; IRELAND; LARVAL STAGE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; TONGUE; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; DNA, HELMINTH; FOXES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; IRELAND; LARVA; MUSCLES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS;

EID: 11144334877     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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