An Irish perspective on Cryptosporidium

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 442-447

  Zintl, Annetta ^a   Mulcahy, Grace ^a   De Waal, Theo ^a   De Waele, Valerie ^b   Byrne, Catherine ^c   Clyne, Marguerite ^c   Holden, Nicholas ^a   Fanning, Seamus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^c OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Environment; Epidemiology; Human and animal diseases; Ireland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 33747182605     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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