Echinococcus granulosus and other intestinal helminths in semi-stray dogs in Tunisia: Infection and re-infection rates

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 657-664

  Lahmar, Samia ^a   Sarciron, Marie Elisabeth ^b   Rouiss, Mondher ^c   Mensi, Mohamed ^c  

^a Ecole Nationale de Medecine Veterinaire   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c CRDA Jendouba ^*  (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cestoda; Dogs; Echinococcus granulosus; Reinfection rate; Treatment; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ARECOLINE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; INFECTION RATE; MESOCESTOIDEA; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PREVALENCE; REINFECTION; TAENIA; TAENIA HYDATIGENA; TAENIA MULTICEPS; TAENIA PISIFORMIS; TUNISIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; INTESTINE INFECTION; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PREVALENCE; TUNISIA;

EID: 66749167364     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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