Prevalence of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Isospora species infections in pet cats with clinical signs of gastrointestinal disease

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-8

  Tzannes, Sophia ^a   Batchelor, Daniel J ^a   Graham, Peter A ^b   Pinchbeck, Gina L ^a   Wastling, Jonathan ^a   German, Alexander J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NationWide Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ISOSPORA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; GREAT BRITAIN; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORIASIS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA; ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA FELIS;

EID: 38949111518     PISSN: 1098612X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfms.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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