Helminthologic survey of the wolf (Canis lupus) in Estonia, with an emphasis on Echinococcus granulosus

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 359-365

  Moks, E ^a   Jogisalu I ^a   Saarma, U ^a,b   Talvik, H ^c   Jarvis T ^c   Valdmann, Harri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Echinococcus granulosus; Estonia helminths; Trichinella

Indexed keywords

ALARIA ALATA; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CESTODA; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; DIPHYLLOBOTHRIUM LATUM; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MESOCESTOIDES LINEATUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; TAENIA; TAENIA HYDATIGENA; TAENIA MULTICEPS; TAENIA OVIS; TAENIA PISIFORMIS; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TREMATODA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; UNCINARIA STENOCEPHALA; VERMES;

EID: 33748254701     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.2.359     Document Type: Article

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