Impact of praziquantel baiting on intestinal helminths of foxes in southwestern Germany

Helminthologia

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 137-144

  Romig, T ^a   Bilger, B ^a   Dinkel, A ^a   Merli, M ^c   Thoma, D ^a   Will, R ^a   MacKenstedt, U ^a   Lucius, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Bait; Control; Echinococcus multilocularis; Epidemiology; Praziquantel

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CESTODA; CYCLOPHYLLIDEA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MESOCESTOIDES; NEMATODA; TAENIA; VERMES;

EID: 34547268854     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-007-0021-9     Document Type: Article

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