Infection pressure of human alveolar echinococcosis due to village and small town foxes (Vuples vulpes) living in close proximity to residents

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1033-1042

  Janko, Christof ^a   Linke, Stefan ^a   Romig, Thomas ^b   Thoma, Dorothea ^b   Schröder, Wolfgang ^a   König, Andreas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Echinococcus multilocularis; Fox tapeworm; Prevalence rate; Red fox; Vulpes vulpes; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 80052707197     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0515-0     Document Type: Article

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