Concurrent infections of Fasciola, Schistosoma and Amphistomum spp. in cattle from Kafue and Zambezi river basins of Zambia

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 373-376

  Yabe, J ^a   Phiri, I K ^a   Phiri, A M ^a   Chembensofu, M ^a   Dorny, P ^b,c   Vercruysse, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHISTOMUM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; INFECTION PREVENTION; MIXED INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; SCHISTOSOMA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; WORM; WORM INFECTION; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINES; MALE; PARAMPHISTOMATIDAE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TREMATODE INFECTIONS; ZAMBIA;

BOS; FASCIOLA; FASCIOLA GIGANTICA; SCHISTOSOMA; TREMATODA;

EID: 54349111681     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X08054904     Document Type: Article

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