Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in a colony of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) using serology and ultrasonography

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-186

  Rehmann, Patrick ^a   Gröne, Andrea ^a   Gottstein, Bruno ^a   Völlm, Jürg ^b   Sager, Heinz ^a   Janovsky, Martin ^a   Bacciarini, Luca N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Zoo Basel Postfach   (Switzerland)

^c Ufficio Veterinario Cantonale   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cynomolgus monkeys; Echinococcus multilocularis; Macaca fascicularis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 15944393584     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870501700215     Document Type: Article

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