Base line prevalence and spatial distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis in a newly recognized endemic area in the Netherlands

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-35

  Van Der Giessen, Joke W B ^a   Rombout, Yvonne ^a   Teunis, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Base line prevalence; Echinococcus multilocularis; Fox; PCR; Spatial distribution; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; EGG; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EXPOSURE; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 1242306561     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.11.001     Document Type: Article

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