The Pathophysiology, Ecology and Epidemiology of Haemonchus contortus Infection in Small Ruminants

Advances in Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue , 2016, Pages 95-143

  Besier, R B ^a   Kahn, L P ^b   Sargison, N D ^c   Van Wyk, J A ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Disease; Ecology; Epidemiology; Goats; Haemonchus contortus; Pathophysiology; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOAT; HAEMONCHOSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; INFECTION RISK; LARVA; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT INFECTION; RUMINANT; SHEEP; ANIMAL; CLIMATE; GOAT DISEASES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SHEEP DISEASES; TEMPERATURE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; ECOLOGY; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84975132811     PISSN: 0065308X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.apar.2016.02.022     Document Type: Article

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