Genetic relationships between sheep, cattle and human Echinococcus infection in Tunisia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-103

  Oudni, M ^a   M'Rad, S ^a   Mekki, M ^b   Belguith, M ^b   Cabaret, J ^c   Pratlong, F ^d   Sayadi, T ^e   Nouri, A ^b   Mezhoud, H ^a   Babba, H ^a   Azaiez, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e Abattoir Central   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Allozyme; Echinococcus granulosus; Genetic variation; Isoelectric focusing; Starch gel electrophoresis; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEPATITIS; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ALLELES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, STARCH GEL; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TUNISIA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS TAURUS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 11144354305     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.01.019     Document Type: Article

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