Environmental determinants of the spatial distribution of Echinococcus multilocularis in Hungary

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 198, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 292-297

  Tolnai, Z ^a   Szell Z ^a   Sreter T ^a  

^a CENTRAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Echinococcus multilocularis; Geographic information system; Precipitation; Spatial distribution; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; DESICCATION; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOME RANGE; HUNGARY; INTESTINE MUCOSA; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PREVALENCE; SOIL WATER CONTENT; VULPES VULPES; WATER SUPPLY;

CANIDAE; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRECIPITATION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; FOXES; HUNGARY; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84888438134     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.09.004     Document Type: Article

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