Echinococcus in the wild carnivores and stray dogs of northern Tunisia: The results of a pilot survey

Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 323-331

  Lahmar, S ^a   Boufana, B S ^b   Inoubli, S ^c   Guadraoui, M ^d   Dhibi, M ^a   Bradshaw, H ^b   Craig, P S ^b  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Animal Production   (Tunisia)

^d Forestry Services   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CARNIVORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; FOX; GENOTYPE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; TUNISIA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CARNIVORA; DNA, HELMINTH; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FOXES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PILOT PROJECTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUNISIA;

CANIDAE; CANIS AUREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; GENETTA GENETTA; HYAENA; HYAENA HYAENA; OVIS ARIES; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 66749131328     PISSN: 00034983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136485909X440836     Document Type: Article

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