Echinococcus multilocularis in Belgium: Prevalence in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and in different species of potential intermediate hosts

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 151, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 212-217

  Hanosset, R ^a   Saegerman, C ^a   Adant, S ^b   Massart, L ^a   Losson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b MRW DGRNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Echinococcus multilocularis; Epidemiology; Muskrat; Red fox; Rodents

Indexed keywords

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ARTICLE; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; BELGIUM; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOX; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECTIVORE; MICROTUS AGRESTRIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MUSKRAT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RODENT; SOREX ARANEUS; VULPES VULPES;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BELGIUM; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FEMALE; FOXES; GEOGRAPHY; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; CANIDAE; CESTODA; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MICROTUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; RODENTIA; SOREX ARANEUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 38049035845     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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