Synanthropic Trichinella infection in Finland

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 159, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 281-284

  Oivanen, Leena ^a   Oksanen, Antti ^a  

^a NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Trichinella; Trichinellosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOG; FINLAND; FOX; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LARVA; LYNX; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RACCOON; SWINE; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS; TRICHINOSIS; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; FINLAND; HUMANS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

CANIDAE; LYNX; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; SUIDAE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLA NATIVA; TRICHINELLA PSEUDOSPIRALIS; TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS;

EID: 59149087471     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.10.057     Document Type: Article

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