Surveillance for echinococcus canadensis genotypes in canadian ungulates

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-101

  Schurer, Janna ^a   Shury, Todd ^a   Leighton, Frederick ^a   Jenkins, Emily ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Cervid; Cystic; Echinococcosis; Echinococcus granulosus; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS CANADENSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS; OVIBOS MOSCHATUS MOSCHATUS; RANGIFER TARANDUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 84885684940     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.02.004     Document Type: Article

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