Seasonal pattern of bovine fasciolosis in the Kafue and Zambezi catchment areas of Zambia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Phiri, A M ^a   Phiri, I K ^a   Siziya, S ^b   Sikasunge, C S ^a   Chembensofu, M ^a   Monrad, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c Danish Centre for Experimental Parasitology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cattle; Fasciola gigantica; Fasciolosis; Seasonality; Zambia

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; CATTLE; COLD CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; LIVER EXAMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE SERODIAGNOSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; ZAMBIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FECES; FEMALE; LIVER; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; ZAMBIA;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS;

EID: 27544493083     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.06.010     Document Type: Article

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