Nutrias and muskrats as bioindicators for the presence of Echinococcus multilocularis in new endemic areas

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 197, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 283-287

  Umhang, Gérald ^a   Richomme, Céline ^a   Boucher, Jean Marc ^a   Guedon, Gérald ^b   Boué, Franck ^a  

^a FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^b FNLON (National Federation for Pest Control)   (France)

Author keywords

Bioindicator; Echinococcus multilocularis; France; Intermediate host; Muskrat; Nutria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; COX1 GENE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FRANCE; GENE SEQUENCE; INDICATOR ORGANISM; LIVER; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MYOCASTOR COYPUS; NONHUMAN; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; PARASITE PREVALENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RODENT; TAENIA; TAENIA MARTIS; TAENIA MUSTELAE; TAENIA POLYACANTHA; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; VULPES VULPES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CESTODA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MYOCASTOR COYPUS; MYOCASTORINAE; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; RODENTIA; TAENIA MARTIS; TAENIA MUSTELAE; TAENIA POLYACANTHA; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

BIOINDICATOR; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FRANCE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; MUSKRAT; NUTRIA;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS, HEPATIC; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FOXES; FRANCE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84883253269     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.05.003     Document Type: Article

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