Biological, Epidemiological, and Clinical Aspects of Echinococcosis, a Zoonosis of Increasing Concern

Clinical Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 107-135

  Eckert, Johannes ^a   Deplazes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

CAT; CATTLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS OLIGARTHUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; EUROPE; FOX; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; JAPAN; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SHEEP; SOUTH AMERICA; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; RISK FACTORS; ZOONOSES;

BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS OLIGARTHRUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; FELIS CATUS; OVIS ARIES; VULPES;

EID: 1642556706     PISSN: 08938512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CMR.17.1.107-135.2004     Document Type: Review

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