Fox defecation behaviour in relation to spatial distribution of voles in an urbanised area: An increasing risk of transmission of Echinococcus multilocularis?

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 145-154

  Robardet, E ^a   Giraudoux, P ^b   Caillot, C ^a   Augot, D ^a   Boue, F ^a   Barrat, J ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Arvicola terrestris; Defecation; Echinococcus multilocularis; ELISA; Microtus; Spatial distribution; Urban areas; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POPULATION DENSITY; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOX; HABITAT; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MICROTUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VOLE;

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MICROTUS; MURIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 79151485817     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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