"Rodent biodiversity human health and pest control in a changing environments "Relationship of parasites and pathogens diversity to rodents in Thailand

Kasetsart Journal - Natural Science

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-117

  Jittapalapong, Sathaporn ^a   Herbreteau, Vincent ^b   Hugot, Jean Pierre ^c   Areesrisom, Peera ^a   Karnchanabanthoeng, Anamika ^a   Rerkamnuaychoke, Worawut ^a   Morand, Serge ^d  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UMR TETIS   (France)

^c Sorbonne Universités   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

Parasites; Rodents; Toxoplasmosis; Trypanosomiasis; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; MURINAE; RODENTIA; TROMBICULIDAE;

EID: 60949114413     PISSN: 00755192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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