HERPESTES AUROPUNCTATUS AS A NEW RESERVOIR HOST OF TRICHINELLA SPIRALIS IN IRAN
A new reservoir host of Trichinella was identified as: Herpestes auropunctatus, (Mangoose) in province of Khuzestan, south west of Iran. Wild swine, brown bear jackal and wild cat have been reported as natural host for Trichinella so far. The larvae obtained from the mongoose was infective for rat a...
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| Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2000-08-01
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| Series: | Iranian Journal of Public Health |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/800.pdf&manuscript_id=800 |