Molecular epidemiology: A multidisciplinary approach to understanding parasitic zoonoses

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 11-12, 2005, Pages 1295-1307

  Traub, R J ^a   Monis, P T ^b   Robertson, I D ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN WATER QUALITY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Molecular biology; PCR; Risk factors; Study design; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HOST; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SCIENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TAXONOMY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE VECTORS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 25844474407     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.06.008     Document Type: Review

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