Intestinal helminths infection of rats (ratus norvegicus) in the Belgrade area (Serbia): The effect of sex, age and habitat

Parasite

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-196

  Kataranovski, M ^a   Mirkov, I ^a   Belij, S ^a   Popov, A ^a   Petrovic Z ^b   Gacic Z ^c   Kataranovski, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b Institute of Meat Hygiene and Technology   (Serbia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cestodes; Intestinal helminths; Nematodes; Rattus norvegicus; Serbia

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARIA; CESTODA; HETERAKIS SPUMOSA; HYMENOLEPIS DIMINUTA; NEMATODA; NIPPOSTRONGYLUS BRASILIENSIS; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTOLEPIS; SYPHACIA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS MURIS; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RAT; RODENT DISEASE; RURAL POPULATION; SEASON; SERBIA; SEX RATIO; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; RATS; RODENT DISEASES; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS; SERBIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 80052052553     PISSN: 1252607X     EISSN: 17761042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/2011182189     Document Type: Article

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