Epidemiological characteristics of an invading parasite: Dicrocoelium dendriticum in sympatric wapiti and beef cattle in southern Alberta, Canada

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 491-494

  Goater, Cameron P ^a   Colwell, Douglas D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CATTLE; DEER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FLATWORM; PARASITE; SYMPATRY;

AGE; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CALF (BOVINE); CANADA; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RED DEER; SAMPLE SIZE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SYMPATRY; TREMATODE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DEER; DICROCOELIASIS; DICROCOELIUM; LIVER; LIVER DISEASES, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE;

CANADA; CYPRESS HILLS; NORTH AMERICA;

BOS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CUPRESSUS; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 34447124408     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1060R.1     Document Type: Article

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