Epidemiology and risk factors analysis of elaphostrongylosis in red deer (Cervus elaphus) from Spain

Parasitology Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 77-85

  Vicente, Joaquín ^a   Fernández De Mera, Isabel G ^a   Gortazar, Christian ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELAPHOSTRONGYLOSIS; ELAPHOSTRONGYLUS CERVI; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES; GASTROPOD; LARVA; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED DEER; RISK FACTOR; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; MALE; METASTRONGYLOIDEA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; ELAPHOSTRONGYLUS CERVI; GASTROPODA; NEMATODA; PROTOSTRONGYLIDAE;

EID: 29144528808     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-005-0001-2     Document Type: Article

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