Vector-borne parasitic zoonoses: Emerging scenarios and new perspectives

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-21

  Colwell, Douglas D ^a   Dantas Torres, Filipe ^b   Otranto, Domenico ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Changes; Epidemiology; Parasites; Public health; Vectors

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BABESIOSIS; CHAGAS DISEASE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISASTER; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; MALARIA; MIGRATION; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR; PARASITOSIS; URBANIZATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD VECTORS; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; FILARIOIDEA; NEMATODA; SPIRURIDA;

EID: 80053183677     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.012     Document Type: Article

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