Cysticercosis in the pig

Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 368-374

  de Aluja, Aline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Control; Cysticercosis; Life cicle; Pathology; Rural pigs; Taenia solium

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE SULFOXIDE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FOOD SAFETY; LARVAL STAGE; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PIG FARMING; PORK; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SWINE DISEASE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CYSTICERCOSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; MEAT; RURAL POPULATION; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 44849084153     PISSN: 15680266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/156802608783790794     Document Type: Review

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