The prevalence and distribution of Alaria alata, a potential zoonotic parasite, in foxes in Ireland

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 283-290

  Murphy, T M ^a   O'Connell, J ^b   Berzano, M ^a   Dold, C ^a   Keegan, J D ^a   McCann, A ^a   Murphy, D ^a   Holden, N M ^b  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARIA ALATA; ANIMAL TISSUE; CERCARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOX; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTESTINE PARASITE; IRELAND; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANA JAPONICA; REVIEW; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; TREMATODE; TREMATODIASIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; FOXES; IRELAND; PARASITE LOAD; PREVALENCE; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TREMATODA; TREMATODE INFECTIONS;

ALARIA ALATA; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; SUS SCROFA; TREMATODA;

EID: 84862763930     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-2835-8     Document Type: Review

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