Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis and Cryptosporidium spp. in dogs from different living conditions in Uberlândia, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 144, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 356-359

  Mundim, M J S ^a   Rosa, L A G ^a   Hortencio S M ^a   Faria, E S M ^a   Rodrigues, R M ^a   Cury, M C ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium spp.; Giardia duodenalis; Households; Kennels; Stray dogs

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; SUCROSE; ZINC SULFATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CENTRIFUGAL ANALYZER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOTATION; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; HOUSEHOLD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; STAINING;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33847182450     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.09.039     Document Type: Article

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