Synanthropic flies as vectors of Cryptosporidium and Giardia among livestock and wildlife in a multispecies agricultural complex

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-651

  Conn, David Bruce ^a   Weaver, Jennifer ^b   Tamang, Leena ^c   Graczyk, Thaddeus K ^c  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Multispecies agricultural complex; Synanthropic flies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DAIRY CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE CARRIER; ELUTION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FLY; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; GOOSE; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MUSCIDAE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DEMOGRAPHY; DIPTERA; GEORGIA; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; INSECT VECTORS; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; POPULATION DENSITY;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRANTA CANADENSIS; CALLIPHORIDAE; CERVIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; EQUIDAE; GIARDIA; MUSCIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; OVIS ARIES; SARCOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 37549021823     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2006.0652     Document Type: Article

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