Investigation on the occurrence of Echinococcus multilocularis in Central Italy

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Calderini, Pietro ^a   Magi, Marta ^b   Gabrielli, Simona ^c   Brozzi, Alberto ^a   Kumlien, Susanna ^a   Grifoni, Goffredo ^a   Iori, Albertina ^c   Cancrini, Gabriella ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE REGIONI LAZIO E TOSCANA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS;

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FOX; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; FOXES; ITALY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77449123563     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-5-44     Document Type: Article

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