Echinococcosis in wild carnivorous species: Epidemiology, genotypic diversity, and implications for veterinary public health

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 69-94

  Carmena, David ^a   Cardona, Guillermo A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b Livestock Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Echinococcus; Epidemiology; Molecular characterization; Veterinary public health; Wildlife; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ASIAN; CARNIVORE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEFORESTATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EASTERN EUROPE; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS CANADENSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS FELIDIS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS OLIGARTHRUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; ECHINOCOCCUS SHIQUICUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HABITAT; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOUTH AMERICA; URBANIZATION; WESTERN EUROPE; WILDLIFE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; ECHINOCOCCUS; ECHINOCOCCUS EQUINUS; ECHINOCOCCUS GRANULOSUS; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; ECHINOCOCCUS OLIGARTHRUS; ECHINOCOCCUS ORTLEPPI; ECHINOCOCCUS SHIQUICUS; ECHINOCOCCUS VOGELI; VERMES;

ECHINOCOCCUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION; VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH; WILDLIFE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ECHINOCOCCOSIS; ECHINOCOCCUS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; PUBLIC HEALTH; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84900441276     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2014.03.009     Document Type: Review

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