Control of Echinococcus multilocularis: Strategies, feasibility and cost-benefit analyses

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 327-337

  Hegglin, Daniel ^a   Deplazes, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alveolar echinococcosis; Baiting campaign; Domestic dog; Emerging zoonosis; Red fox; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANNELID; CANID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FELID; PARASITE; RODENT;

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEWORMING; DOG; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; EPIDEMIC; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOX; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; REVIEW; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; VOLE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

CENTRAL EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FELIS CATUS; MURIDAE; RODENTIA; VULPES;

EID: 84875261931     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: 18790135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.11.013     Document Type: Review

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