Seasonal contamination of public squares and lawns by parasites with zoonotic potential in southern Brazil

Journal of Helminthology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-6

  Tiyo, R ^a   Guedes, T A ^a   Falavigna, D L M ^a   Falavigna Guilherme, A L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CAT; CENTRIFUGAL ANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLOTATION; HELMINTH; HYGIENE; LARVA; METEOROLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PROTOZOON; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUMMER; TOXOCARA; TROPIC CLIMATE; WINTER; ZOONOSIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANCYLOSTOMIASIS; ANIMALS; ASCARIS; BIODIVERSITY; BRAZIL; CATS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; EIMERIA; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; ISOSPORA; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PROTOZOA; PUBLIC FACILITIES; SEASONS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TOXASCARIASIS; TOXOCARA; TROPICAL CLIMATE; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROTOZOA; TOXOCARA; VERMES;

EID: 43049145860     PISSN: 0022149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022149X07870829     Document Type: Article

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