House flies (Musca domestica) as transport hosts of cryptosporidium parvum

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 500-504

  Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^a   Cranfield, Michael R ^a   Fayer, Ronald ^a   Bixler, Heather ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; HOST; HOUSE FLY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; METAZOA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0032869875     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1999.61.500     Document Type: Article

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