Spatial distribution and genetic diversity of Echinococcus multilocularis in Hungary

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Casulli, A ^a   Szell Z ^b   Pozio, E ^a   Sreter T ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Genetic polymorphism; Hungary; Molecular epidemiology; Red fox; Tandem repeated multi locus microsatellite; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOX; GENETIC DISTANCE; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUNGARY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOXES; GENETIC VARIATION; HUNGARY;

CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 78649330830     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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