Descriptive epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites from stray cat populations in Qatar

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-68

  Abu Madi, M A ^a   Pal, P ^b   Al Thani, A ^a   Lewis, J W ^b  

^a QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANCYLOSTOMA TUBAEFORME; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAT; CESTODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPLOPYLIDIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HELMINTHIASIS; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTESTINE INFECTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYSALOPTERA; PREVALENCE; QATAR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CESTODA; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; HELMINTHS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NEMATODA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; QATAR; SEASONS;

ANCYLOSTOMA TUBAEFORME; CESTODA; NEMATODA; PHYSALOPTERA; TAENIA TAENIAEFORMIS; TOXOCARA CATI; VERMES;

EID: 43049119668     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07870830     Document Type: Article

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