Echinococcus granulosus in northern Queensland. 2. Ecological determinants of infection in beef cattle

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 308-311

  Banks, D J D ^a   Copeman, D B ^a   Skerratt, L F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARNIVORA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MARSUPIAL; PARASITOLOGY; PREDATION; PREVALENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; PREVALENCE; QUEENSLAND;

AEPYPRYMNUS; AEPYPRYMNUS RUFESCENS; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS DORSALIS; MACROPUS GIGANTEUS; MACROPUS ROBUSTUS; POTOROIDAE; SUS SCROFA; WALLABIA BICOLOR;

EID: 33845260508     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2006.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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