Risk assessment of importation of dogs infected with Echinococcus multilocularis into the UK

Veterinary Record

Volumn 165, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 366-368

  Torgerson, P R ^a   Craig, P S ^b  

^a ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

EID: 70350170122     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.165.13.366     Document Type: Article

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