The public health and clinical significance of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in domestic animals

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-25

  Thompson, R C Andrew ^a   Palmer, Carlysle S ^a   O'Handley, Ryan ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cats; Cryptosporidium; Dogs; Giardia; Livestock; Molecular epidemiology; Public health; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; AZITHROMYCIN; DRONTAL PLUS; FEBANTEL; FENBENDAZOLE; FURAZOLIDONE; HALOCUR; HALOFUGINONE LACTATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEPACRINE; METRONIDAZOLE; OXFENDAZOLE; PAROMOMYCIN; PRAZIQUANTEL; PYRANTEL EMBONATE; TYLOSIN;

CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG DISEASE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REHYDRATION; REINFECTION; REVIEW; TROPHOZOITE; VACCINATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATS; CATTLE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; PHYLOGENY; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA;

EID: 44449175012     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2007.09.022     Document Type: Review

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