Pasture Types and Echinococcus multilocularis, Tibetan Communities
oleh: Qian Wang, Dominique A. Vuitton, Yongfu Xiao, Christine M. Budke, Maiza Campos-Ponce, Peter M. Schantz, Francis Raoul, Wen Yang, Philip S. Craig, Patrick Giraudoux
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-06-01 |
Deskripsi
Our study showed that open pastures had more small mammal burrows than fenced pastures in Tibetan pastoralist communities in 2003. This characteristic was linked to a higher prevalence of Echinococcus multilocularis in dogs and indicates that pasture type may affect E. multilocularis transmission.