First isolation of Trichinella britovi from a wild boar (Sus scrofa) in Belgium

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 191-194

  Schynts, F ^a   Van Der Giessen, J ^b   Tixhon, S ^c   Pozio, E ^d   Dorny, P ^e   De Borchgrave, J ^e  

^a Centre d'Economie Rurale   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Unité Provinciale de Contrôle de la Province de Luxembourg   (Belgium)

^d ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Epidemiology; Trichinella britovi; Trichinellosis; Wild boar; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; LARVA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROLOGY; SWINE; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; DIAPHRAGM; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUS SCROFA; SWINE DISEASES; TONGUE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

SUS SCROFA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI;

EID: 29344464826     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.09.002     Document Type: Article

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