Prevalence of important zoonotic parasites in dog populations from the Slovak Republic

Helminthologia

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 170-176

  Szabova E ^a   Juris P ^a   Miterpakova M ^a   Antolova D ^a   Papajova I ^a   Sefcikova H ^a  

^a PARASITOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Contamination; Eggs; Endoparasites; Sandpits; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMATIDAE; ASCARIDOIDEA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPILLARIA; COCCIDIA; ECHINOCOCCUS MULTILOCULARIS; GIARDIA; TAENIA; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; VERMES;

EID: 35448979217     PISSN: 04406605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11687-007-0027-3     Document Type: Article

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