Occurence of Echinococcus multilocularis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in southern Poland

Helminthologia

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-27

  Borecka, A ^a   Gawor, J ^a   Malczewska, M ^a   Malczewski, A ^a  

^a W STEFA SKI INSTITUTE OF PARASITOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Poland; Prevalence; Red fox

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 40249112352     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-008-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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