Dogs as victims of their own worms: Serodiagnosis of canine alveolar echinococcosis
Abstract Background Besides acting as definitive hosts for Echinococcus multilocularis, dogs can become infected by the larval form of this parasite and thereby develop life-threatening alveolar echinococcosis (AE). Although AE is a zoonotic disease, most therapeutic and diagnostic approaches have b...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-09-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-017-2369-0 |