Recovery of putative taeniid eggs from silt in water associated with an outbreak of bovine cysticercosis

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 758-760

  Scandrett, W Brad ^a   Gajadhar, Alvin A ^a  

^a CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; CYSTICERCUS BOVIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIC; FLOTATION; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TAENIA SAGINATA; TAENIASIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WORM EGG;

ALBERTA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CYSTICERCOSIS; CYSTICERCUS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TAENIA SAGINATA; WATER;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; TAENIA; TAENIA SAGINATA;

EID: 6444240413     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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