Current status of Taenia solium and cysticercosis in Papua New Guinea

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Owen, Ifor L ^a  

^a C/o National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority ^*  (Papua New Guinea)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Dogs; Humans; Papua New Guinea; Pigs; Taenia solium; Taeniasis

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; CYSTICERCOSIS; DOG; EATING HABIT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDONESIA; NONHUMAN; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFUGEE; SANITATION; SEROLOGY; SWINE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; DOGS; HUMANS; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAENIASIS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 31944441735     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.023     Document Type: Conference Paper

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