Natural trematode infestation in feral Nebrodi Black pigs: Pathological investigations

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 37-42

  Capucchio, Maria Teresa ^a   Deborah, Catalano ^a   Vincenzo, Di Marco ^b   Miriam, Russo ^b   Vincenzo, Aronica ^b   Amedeo, Tomaselli ^c   Alessandro, Lazzara ^d   Stefano, Amedeo ^a   Eleonora, Scaglione Frine ^a   Bruno, Dore ^a   Franco, Guarda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^c AUSL n5   (Italy)

^d Development Services   (Italy)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Liver; Pigs; Trematoda; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT DISEASE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DICROCOELIUM; DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERPLASIA; HYPERTROPHY; INFLAMMATION; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SUBMUCOSA; SWINE; TREMATODIASIS;

ANIMALS; DICROCOELIASIS; DICROCOELIUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; FASCIOLIASIS; FEMALE; LIVER; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

DICROCOELIUM DENDRITICUM; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; SUIDAE; TREMATODA;

EID: 57649201760     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.017     Document Type: Article

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