Hosts and habitats of Trichinella spiralis and Trichinella britovi in Europe

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-79

  Pozio, E ^a   Rinaldi, L ^b   Marucci, G ^a   Musella, V ^c   Galati, F ^a   Cringoli, G ^b   Boireau, P ^d   La Rosa, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^d ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Artiodactyla; Carnivora; Epidemiology; Europe; Geographical Information System; Muridae; Trichinella britovi; Trichinella spiralis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LAND COVER; NEMATODE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PIG; RODENT; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUROPE; HABITAT QUALITY; HOST RANGE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; SPECIES HABITAT; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; MICE; RATS; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 57649138883     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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