Abstract
A chapter on the epidemiology of helminth infections has a place in a book devoted to anthelmintics only in so far as knowledge is sufficient to provide a rational basis for their use. In the case of the great majority of helminth infections, epidemiological knowledge is not sufficient. Inevitably therefore attention will be focused here on the gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep and cattle, only occasional references being made to other groups.
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Michel, J.F. (1985). Epidemiology and Control of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestic Animals. In: Bossche, H.V., Thienpont, D., Janssens, P.G. (eds) Chemotherapy of Gastrointestinal Helminths. Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69527-8_3
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