Case report of Elaphostrongylus cervi in a goat in North Italy;Segnalazione di Elaphostrongylus cervi in una capra in Nord-Italia

Parassitologia

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 437-440

  Sironi, G ^a   Zanzani, S ^a   Villa, M ^b   Manfredi, Maria Teresa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b DVM   (Italy)

^c Istituto di Patologia Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capra hircus; Elaphostrongylus cervi; Goat; North Italy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; ITALY; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; POACEAE; REVIEW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HELMINTHIASIS; DEER; FECES; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; ITALY; POACEAE; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; ELAPHOSTRONGYLUS CERVI;

EID: 33845255570     PISSN: 00482951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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