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Occurrence of the cattle strain ofEchinococcus granulosus in the German Democratic Republic

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  1. Bezirks-Institut für Veterinärwesen, Tennstedter Strasse, DDR-5820, Bad Langensalza, German Democratic Republic

    H. Worbes

  2. School of Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University, WHO Collaborating Centre for Echinococcosis, 6150, Murdoch, Western Australia

    R. C. A. Thompson

  3. Institute of Parasitology, University of Zürich, WHO Collaborating Centre for Parasitic Zoonoses, Winterthurerstrasse 266a, CH-8057, Zürich, Switzerland

    J. Eckert

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Worbes, H., Thompson, R.C.A. & Eckert, J. Occurrence of the cattle strain ofEchinococcus granulosus in the German Democratic Republic. Parasitol Res 75, 495–497 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00930979

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