An agent-based model for control strategies of Echinococcus granulosus

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 179, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 84-91

  Huang, Liang ^a,b   Huang, Yan ^a,b   Wang, Qian ^b   Xiao, Ning ^b   Yi, Deyou ^b   Yu, Wenjie ^b   Qiu, Dongchuan ^b  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Control options; Control strategies; Echinococcus granulosus

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFECTION RATE; LIVESTOCK; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRAZIQUANTEL; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS;

EID: 79957602526     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.01.047     Document Type: Article

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