Pasture Types and Echinococcus multilocularis, Tibetan Communities

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, Qian, Vuitton, Dominique A., Xiao, Yongfu, Budke, Christine M., Campos-Ponce, Maiza, Schantz, Peter M., Raoul, Francis, Yang, Wen, Craig, Philip S., Giraudoux, Patrick
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373058/