Investigations and actions taken during 2011 due to the first finding of echinococcus multilocularis in Sweden

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 28, 2012, Pages 1-7

  Wahlstrom H ^a   Lindberg, A ^a   Lindh, J ^b   Wallensten, A ^b   Lindqvist, R ^c   Plym Forshell, L ^c   Osterman Lind, E ^a   Agren E O ^a   Widgren, S ^a   Carlsson, U ^a   Christensson, D ^a   Cedersmyg, M ^d   Lindstrom E ^e   Olsson, G E ^f   Hornfeldt H ^f   Barragan, A ^b   Davelid, C ^g   Hjertqvist, M ^b   Elvander, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^c National Food Agency   (Sweden)

^d Swedish Board of Agriculture   (Sweden)

^e rnbo viltfakta   (Sweden)

^f SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^g NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANIMAL WELLBEING; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DOG; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOX; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; SWEDEN; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOXES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWEDEN;

EID: 84864367436     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.28.20215-en     Document Type: Article

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