A preliminary investigation on the infectivity of Trichinella larvae in traditional preparations of walrus meat

Parasitology Research

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 507-509

  Leclair, Daniel ^a,d   Forbes, Lorry B ^b   Suppa, Sandy ^a   Proulx, Jean François ^c   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^b  

^a Makivik Corporation   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Regional Board of Health and Social Services of Nunavik   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCTIC; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; GUINEA PIG; INOCULATION; LARVA; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; SYNTHESIS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARCTIC REGIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LARVA; MEAT; QUEBEC; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINOSIS; WALRUSES;

CAVIA; ODOBENIDAE; ODOBENUS ROSMARUS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA NATIVA;

EID: 4544293943     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-004-1179-4     Document Type: Article

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