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Impact of praziquantel baiting on intestinal helminths of foxes in southwestern Germany Cover

Impact of praziquantel baiting on intestinal helminths of foxes in southwestern Germany

Helminthologia
Volume 44 (2007): Issue 3 (September 2007)
By: T. Romig,  B. Bilger,  A. Dinkel,  M. Merli,  D. Thoma,  R. Will,  U. Mackenstedt and  R. Lucius  
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-007-0021-9 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 137 - 144
Published on: Sep 1, 2007
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open
Keywords:
Echinococcus multilocularis,
alveolar echinococcosis,
epidemiology,
control,
praziquantel,
bait
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

© 2007 T. Romig, B. Bilger, A. Dinkel, M. Merli, D. Thoma, R. Will, U. Mackenstedt, R. Lucius, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
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