Sarcoptic mange in wild carnivores and its co-occurrence with parasitic helminths in the Western Italian Alps

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 196-201

  Balestrieri, Alessandro ^a   Remonti, Luigi ^a   Ferrari, Nicola ^a   Ferrari, Angelo ^a   Valvo, Tatiana Lo ^a   Robetto, Serena ^a   Orusa, Riccardo ^a  

^a CeRMAS National Reference Centre for Wild Animal Diseases   (Italy)

Author keywords

Concomitant infection; Helminths; Red fox; Sarcoptic mange

Indexed keywords

ASCARIDIDA; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIDAE; CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; NEMATODA; STRONGYLIDA; STRONGYLOIDEA; TAXIDIINAE; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS VULPIS; VERMES;

EID: 33745685615     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0036-4     Document Type: Article

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