Helminth and protozoan gastrointestinal tract parasites in captive and wild-trapped African non-human primates

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Munene, E ^a   Otsyula, M ^a   Mbaabu, D A N ^b   Mutahi, W T ^c   Muriuki, S M K ^a   Muchemi, G M ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b Kenya Polytech Institute   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Baboon; Syke; Vervet

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HELMINTH; HELMINTHIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PRIMATE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CERCOPITHECIDAE; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; KENYA; MONKEY DISEASES; PAPIO; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOA; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032426632     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00143-5     Document Type: Article

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