Emerging Trichinella britovi infections in free ranging pigs of Greece

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 199, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 278-282

  Boutsini, S ^a   Papatsiros, V G ^b   Stougiou, D ^a   Marucci, G ^c   Liandris, E ^a   Athanasiou, L V ^b   Papadoudis, A ^d   Karagiozopoulos, E ^d   Bisias, A ^a   Pozio, E ^c  

^a Ministry of Rural Development and Food   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^c ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^d Directorate of Rural Economy and Veterinary of Drama   (Greece)

Author keywords

Free ranging pig; Greece; Organic pig farm; Public health; Trichinella britovi; Trichinellosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM; FARM ANIMAL; FEEDING; FREE RANGING PIG; GREECE; INFECTION RISK; LARVA; LEG MUSCLE; MASSETER MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; PARASITE LOAD; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PIG FARMING; SWINE DISEASE; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINOSIS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI;

FREE RANGING PIG; GREECE; ORGANIC PIG FARM; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRICHINELLA BRITOVI; TRICHINELLOSIS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; GREECE; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; PARASITE LOAD; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TRICHINELLA; TRICHINELLOSIS;

EID: 84890547294     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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