Hookworms in dogs of Kuching, Sarawak (North Borneo)

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-22

  Choo, Juanita ^a   Pang, Eugene ^b   Prociv, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Hospital Umum Sarawak   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma braziliense; Ancylostoma caninum; Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Dogs; Hookworms; Malaysia; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BORNEO; DOG; HOOKWORM; HOOKWORM INFECTION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN;

EID: 0034002557     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(00)90425-5     Document Type: Article

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