Prevalence and diversity of cystic echinococcosis in livestock in Maasailand, Kenya

Parasitology Research

Volumn 111, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2289-2294

  Addy, Francis ^a   Alakonya, Amos ^a   Wamae, Njeri ^b   Magambo, Japhet ^a   Mbae, Cecilia ^b   Mulinge, Erastus ^b   Zeyhle, Eberhard ^c   Wassermann, Marion ^d   Kern, Peter ^e   Romig, Thomas ^d  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATTLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; GOAT; HOST RANGE; KENYA; LIVER HYDATID CYST; LIVESTOCK; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; NAD 1 GENE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, HELMINTH; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GENOTYPE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; KENYA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PREVALENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84872287779     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3082-8     Document Type: Article

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