Presence of Cryptosporidium spp oocysts in surface water in Costa Rica;Presencia de ooquistes de Cryptosporidium spp en aguas superficiales en Costa Rica

Parasitologia Latinoamericana

Volumn 57, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 63-65

  Luna, Silenia ^a   Reyes L , Liliana ^a   Chinchilla, Misael ^a   Catarinella, Gabriela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Cryptosporidium; Epidemiology; Protopzoa

Indexed keywords

EID: 20744440383     PISSN: 07177704     EISSN: 07177712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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