Impact of Giardia vaccination on asymptomatic Giardia infections in dogs at a research facility

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 924-930

  Anderson, Kirsten A ^a   Brooks, Andrew S ^a   Morrison, Annette L ^a   Reid Smith, Richard J ^a   Martin, S Wayne ^a   Benn, Denna M ^a   Peregrine, Andrew S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FENBENDAZOLE; GIARDIAVAX; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PLACEBO; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; SAFE GUARD; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DOG DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VACCINATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA;

EID: 10044294874     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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