Baylisascariosis (Baylisascaris procyonis) - a rare parasitic zoonosis in Europe;Baylisascariose (Baylisascaris procyonis) - eine seltene parasitäre Zoonose in Europa

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 124, Issue 11-12, 2011, Pages 465-472

  Bauer, Christian ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffuse unilateral subacute neuroretinitis; Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis; Germany; Neural larva migrans; Ocular larva migrans; Prevention; Procyon lotor; Therapy; Visceral larva migrans

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; NEMATODA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ASCARID INFECTION; ASCARIDOIDEA; EUROPE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; EUROPE; HUMANS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84858172652     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2374/0006-9344-124-446     Document Type: Review

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