A survey on environmental contamination of suburban parks and playgrounds in Harare, Zimbabwe, with canine helminths of zoonotic significance

Journal of the South African Veterinary Association

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 119-121

  Mukaratirwa, S ^a   Taruvinga, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Dog; Soil; Suburban parks and play grounds; Zimbabwe; Zoonotic nematodes

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEMATODA; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; HELMINTH; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEMATODIASIS; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOIL POLLUTANT; ZIMBABWE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; RISK FACTORS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZIMBABWE; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0033186509     PISSN: 10199128     EISSN: 22249435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/jsava.v70i3.770     Document Type: Review

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