Survey of giardiosis in household and shelter dogs from metropolitan areas of Curitiba, Paraná state, Southern Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 242-248

  Meireles, Paola ^a   Montiani Ferreira, Fabiano ^a   Thomaz Soccol, Vanete ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Giardia duodenalis; Giardiosis; Parana state; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ZOONOSES;

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

EID: 40449132722     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.12.025     Document Type: Article

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