The occurrence of Trichinella zimbabwensis in naturally infected wild crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from the Kruger National Park, South Africa

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 91-96

  La Grange, L J ^a,d   Govender, D ^b,c   Mukaratirwa, S ^d  

^a Nelspruit   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CROCODILE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA; STEATITIS; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA ZIMBABWENSIS;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMALS; SOUTH AFRICA; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

EID: 84877690508     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: 14752697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X12000089     Document Type: Article

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