Echinococcus granulosus in northern Queensland. 1. Prevalence in cattle

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 303-307

  Banks, D J D ^a   Copeman, D B ^a   Skerratt, L F ^a   Molina, E C ^a,b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO   (Philippines)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LUNG HYDATID CYST; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SPLEEN;

ABATTOIRS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, PULMONARY; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND; SPLEEN;

BOS TAURUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS DORSALIS; MACROPUS PARRYI;

EID: 33845244352     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00020.x     Document Type: Article

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