Short report: The use of a polymerase chain reaction to detect Echinococcus granulosus (G1 strain) eggs in soil samples

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 441-443

  Shaikenov, B S ^a   Rysmukhambetova, A T ^a   Massenov, B ^a   Deplazes, P ^b   Mathis, A ^b   Torgerson, P R ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF IONOSPHERE   (Kazakhstan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESTODE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA ISOLATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HELMINTH; HUMAN; KAZAKHSTAN; LUNG CYST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLLUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL AREA; SAMPLING; SHEEP; SOIL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION;

CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 7644236067     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.71.441     Document Type: Article

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