Ultrasonographic screening for cystic echinococcosis in sheep in Tunisia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-49

  Lahmar, S ^a   Chéhida, F Ben ^b   Petavy A F ^c   Hammou, A ^d   Lahmar, J ^e   Ghannay, A ^f   Gharbi, H A ^b   Sarciron, M E ^c  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^b El Khadra City ^*  (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^e General Direction of Veterinary Services   (Tunisia)

^f Animal Production   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Echinococcus granulosus; Epidemiology; Sheep; Tunisia; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAVA VEIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHOGRAPHY; HYDATID CYST; INFECTION CONTROL; LIVER CYST; MASS SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SHEEP; TUNISIA;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TUNISIA;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33845620656     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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