Survey of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in rats and giant African land snails in Phitsanulok province, Thailand

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 597-599

  Vitta, Apichat ^a   polseela, Raxsina ^a   Nateeworanart, Seangchai ^a   Tattiyapong, Muncharee ^b  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Achatina fulica; Angiostrongylus cantonensis; Rattus rattus

Indexed keywords

ACHATINA FULICA; ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BANDICOTA INDICA; BANDICOTA SAVILEI; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION RATE; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RATTUS ARGENTIVENTER; RODENT; SNAIL; THAILAND;

ANGIOSTRONGYLUS CANTONENSIS; ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LARVA; RATS; SNAILS; STRONGYLIDA INFECTIONS; THAILAND;

EID: 80052765576     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: 19957645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(11)60154-5     Document Type: Article

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