Echinococcus granulosus infection in domestic dogs in urban and rural areas of the Coquimbo region, north-central Chile

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 117-122

  Acosta Jamett, Gerardo ^a,b,c   Cleaveland, Sarah ^d   Bronsvoort, Barend M deC ^a   Cunningham, Andrew A ^b   Bradshaw, Helen ^e   Craig, Philip S ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canine echinococcosis; Domestic dog; Echinococcus granulosus; Hydatid disease; Urban and rural areas

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; RISK FACTOR; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CHILE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; FECES; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 77951093552     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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