Control program against hydatidosis and the decreased prevalence in Uruguay

International Congress Series

Volumn 1267, Issue C, 2004, Pages 98-104

  Oku, Y ^a   Malgor, R ^b   Benavidez, U ^b   Carmona, C ^b   Kamiya, H ^c  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^c HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Control; Dogs; Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatidosis; Sheep; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846965910     PISSN: 05315131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ics.2004.01.087     Document Type: Article

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