Precocious development of hydatid cysts in a macropodid host

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1379-1389

  Barnes, Tamsin S ^a   Hinds, Lyn A ^b   Jenkins, David J ^c,d   Coleman, Glen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Australian Hydatid Control and Epidemiology Program   (Australia)

^d The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid; Macropodid; Macropus eugenii; Marsupial; Pathology; Tammar wallaby

Indexed keywords

CYST; FLATWORM; LABORATORY METHOD; MARSUPIAL; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SHEEP;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; EUTHANASIA; FERTILITY; HOST; HYDATID CYST; INFECTION RATE; LIFE CYCLE; LUNG CAPACITY; LUNG CYST; MARSUPIAL; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PNEUMOTHORAX; SHEEP; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FEMALE; MACROPODIDAE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS EUGENII; METATHERIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 34548042752     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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