An experimental field approach to parasitism and immune defence in voles

Parasitology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-99

  Schwarzenbach, G A ^a   Hegglin, D ^a   Stieger, C ^a   Deplazes, P ^a   Ward, P I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arvicola terrestris; Echinococcus multilocularis; Infection pressure; Rodent; Urban fox

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; EGG; FECES; FEMALE; FOX; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION RATE; INFESTATION; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITISM; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SPLEEN SIZE; VOLE;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ARVICOLINAE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FECES; FEMALE; FOXES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES; PRAZIQUANTEL; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPLEEN; SWITZERLAND; URBAN POPULATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ARVICOLA; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; CANIDAE; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VULPES;

EID: 3142554350     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182004005141     Document Type: Article

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