Analysis of risk factors for bovine cysticercosis infection: a casecontrol study starting from abated animals<br>Análise de fatores de risco para a infecção de cisticercose bovina: estudo de caso controle a partir de animais abatidos

Bovine cysticercosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of Taenia Saginata, with origins in poor handling conditions and, above all, the environmental contamination caused by man, host of the adult form of the parasite. Knowing the prevalence of bovine cysticercosis is important for...

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Main Authors: Paulo Sérgio Arruda Pinto, Emilio Campos Acevedo Nieto, Francyelen Coutinho Vieira, Letícia Ferreira Silva, Tatiane Oliveira Santos, Rafaella Paola Meneguete Guimaraes Peixoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2012-12-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/article/view/10760