Epidemiological studies on Fasciola hepatica in Gafsa oases (South West of Tunisia)

Parasite

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-264

  Hammami, H ^a   Hamed, N ^a   Ayadi, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

^b HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fascioia hepatica; Galba truncatula; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GALBA TRUNCATULA; HELOSCIADIUM NODIFLORUM; HEPATICA; OVIS ARIES; OXALIS PES-CAPRAE; SONCHUS; SONCHUS MARITIMUS;

EID: 34548740145     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2007143261     Document Type: Article

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