Assessment of routine inspection methods for porcine cysticercosis in Zambian village pigs

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-72

  Phiri, I K ^a   Dorny, P ^b,c   Gabriel, S ^a   Willingham III, A L ^d   Sikasunge, C ^a   Siziya, S ^e   Vercruysse, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CYST; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEART; HINDLIMB; MEAT; NONHUMAN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONGUE;

ANIMALS; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTS; DISSECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; MALE; MEAT; PALPATION; RURAL HEALTH; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TAENIA SOLIUM; TONGUE; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 33644785057     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/JOH2005314     Document Type: Article

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