Infection dynamics of Centrocestus armatus cercariae (Digenea: Heferophyidae) to second intermediate fish hosts

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 436-439

  Paller, V G V ^a   Kimura, D ^b   Uga, S ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCE; FLATWORM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITIC DISEASE; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; CENTROCESTUS ARMATUS; CERCARIA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; SEMISULCOSPIRA LIBERTINA; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; FISH DISEASES; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DENSITY; SNAILS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

ARMATUS; CENTROCESTUS; GASTROPODA; SEMISULCOSPIRA LIBERTINA;

EID: 34249047052     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-997R.1     Document Type: Article

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