Echinococcus canadensis G7 (pig strain): An underestimated cause of Cystic Echinococcosis in Austria

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 871-874

  Schneider, Renate ^a   Gollackner, Bernd ^b   Schindl, Martin ^b   Tucek, Gerhard ^c   Auer, Herbert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c Pathological bacteriological Institute   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LUNG CYST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

CITRUS MAXIMA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 77952714745     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0639     Document Type: Article

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