Updates on Cystic Echinococcosis (CE) in Italy

Parassitologia

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 57-59

  Garippa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cystic Echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Italy; Strains

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MEAT; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; WILD ANIMAL; WOLF; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; ITALY; MEAT; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WOLVES; ZOONOSES;

BOS TAURUS; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EMILIA; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33748589188     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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