High prevalence of Trichinella nativa infection in wolf (Canis lupus) populations of Tvier and Smoliensk regions of European Russia
Domestic and sylvatic trichinellosis have frequently been documented in European regions of Russia, with the highest prevalence reported in wolves (Canis lupus). From 1998 to 2000, 75 carcasses of wolves shot by hunters were tested for Trichinella larvae, and 73 (97.3 %) of them were found to be pos...
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Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2001-06-01
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Series: | Parasite |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/200108s2088 |