The prevalence of infection of Giardia spp. and Cryptosporidium spp. in wild animals on farmland, southeastern North Island, New Zealand

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-64

  Chilvers, B L ^a   Cowan, P E ^a   Waddington, D C ^b   Kelly, P J ^c   Brown, T J ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Massey University ^*  (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp; Giardia spp; Parasite; Protozoa; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; FARMLAND; WILDLIFE;

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERRET; GIARDIA; HEDGEHOG; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RABBIT; WILDLIFE;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, DANNEBIRKE;

ALOPIAS; ANIMALIA; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; FRINGILLA; FRINGILLA COELEBS; GIARDIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUSCULUS; MUSTELA; MUSTELA FURO; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PASSER DOMESTICUS; PASSERIDAE; PROTOZOA; PRUNELLA MODULARIS; RATTUS RATTUS; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PHILOMELOS;

EID: 0031946252     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603129873660     Document Type: Article

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