Enzootic angiostrongyliasis, Guangdong, China, 2008-2009

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1335-1336

  Qu, Zhen Yu ^a   Yang, Xiao ^a   Cheng, Mei ^a   Lin, Yan Feng ^b   Liu, Xiao Ming ^b   He, Ai ^a   Wu, Zhong Dao ^a   Zhan, Xi Mei ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Qingyuan Center for Disease Control and Prevention   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHATINA FULICA; ANGIOSTRONGYLIASIS; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; BANDICOTA INDICA; BRADYBAENA DESPECTA; CHINA; DISEASE CARRIER; HEART VALVE; LARVA; LETTER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POMACEA CANALICULATA; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; RATTUS FLAVIPECTUS; RATTUS LOSEA; RATTUS RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS ALEXANDRINUS; RODENT; SNAIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; CHINA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EOSINOPHILIA; HUMANS; LARVA; MENINGITIS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RATS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 79959887007     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1707.100714     Document Type: Letter

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