Present situation of echinococcosis in the Middle East and Arabic North Africa

Parasitology International

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Sadjjadi, Seyed Mahmoud ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Animal; Arabic North Africa; Echinococcosis; Human; Middle East; Prevalence; Strain

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; IMAGING SYSTEM; MIDDLE EAST; NONHUMAN; NORTH AFRICA; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; SPECIES COMPARISON;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; ANIMALS; CAMELS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CAMELIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; EQUUS CABALLUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 31944449786     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2005.11.030     Document Type: Conference Paper

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