Zoonotic parasitic diseases: Emerging issues and problems

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1209-1210

  Weiss, Louis M ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESTODE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EDITORIAL; HELMINTH; HOST; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PARASITOSIS; POPULATION MIGRATION; PROTOZOON; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TREMATODE; WATER SUPPLY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; PARASITIC DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ZOONOSES;

EID: 48349117504     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.05.005     Document Type: Editorial

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