Seasonal fluctuations in prevalence of dog intestinal parasites in public squares of Mar del Plata city, Argentina and its risk for humans

Revista Argentina de Microbiologia

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 221-224

  Andresiuk, V ^a,b   Sardella, N ^a,b   Denegri, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Dog; Environmental contamination; Intestinal parasites; Seasonal prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; FECES ANALYSIS; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PARASITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXOCARA CANIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RISK; SEASONS; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS; URBAN HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 42949089755     PISSN: 03257541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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