Giardia and Cryptosporidium in canine faecal samples contaminating an urban area

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 413-415

  Rinaldi, L ^a   Maurelli, M P ^a   Musella, V ^a   Veneziano, V ^a   Carbone, S ^a   Di Sarno, A ^b   Paone, M ^b   Cringoli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Dog; Faeces; Giardia; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GIARDIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES; GIARDIA; ITALY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN POPULATION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 41749096560     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.05.006     Document Type: Article

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