Echinococcus multilocularis is a frequent parasite of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Latvia

Helminthologia

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 157-161

  Bagrade, G ^a   Snabel V ^b   Romig, T ^c   Ozolins J ^d   Huttner M ^c   Miterpakova M ^b   Sevcova D ^b   Dubinsky P ^b  

^a Natural History Museum of Latvia   (Latvia)

^b PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d State Forest Service   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Genotype; Latvia; Prevalence; Red foxes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 58149475278     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-008-0032-1     Document Type: Article

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