Study of Giardia infection in cats

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 77-80

  Zarebavani, M ^a   Pezeshki, A ^a   Jamshidi, Sh ^b   Rezaeian, Mostafa ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cat; Giradiasis; Iran; Prevalence; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; IRAN; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 33749845310     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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