Epidemiology and control of echinococcosis in sub-Saharan Africa

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Magambo, Japhet ^a   Njoroge, Ernest ^b,c   Zeyhle, Eberhard ^b  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cystic echinococcosis (CE); Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatidosis; Ultrasound (US)

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; CAMEL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; GOAT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; WILDLIFE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; HUMANS;

BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 31944438517     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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