Cystic Echinococcosis in Sardinia: Farmers' knowledge and dog infection in sheep farms

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 2-4, 2011, Pages 335-340

  Varcasia, A ^a   Tanda, B ^a   Giobbe, M ^a   Solinas, C ^a   Pipia, A P ^a   Malgor, R ^b   Carmona, C ^b   Garippa, G ^a   Scala, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Inst Higiene Alfredo Navarro 3051   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Coproantigens; Cystic Echinococcosis; Dogs; ELISA; Illegal slaughtering

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DRUG USE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; HOST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHEEP FARMING; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; DATA COLLECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RABBITS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; TAENIIDAE;

EID: 80052523820     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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