Prevalence of Toxocara cati and other parasites in cats' faeces collected from the open spaces of public institutions: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 296-301

  Sommerfelt, I E ^a   Cardillo, N ^a   Lopez C ^a   Ribicich, M ^a   Gallo, C ^b   Franco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Cats; Gastrointestinal parasites; Prevalence; Toxocara cati; Toxocara mystax; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

AELUROSTRONGYLUS ABSTRUSUS; ANCYLOSTOMA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CATI; TOXOCARIASIS; TRICHURIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; WILD ANIMAL; ZOONOSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYSTOISOSPORA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CATI; TRICHURIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ARGENTINA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33750723765     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.03.022     Document Type: Article

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