Urban contamination with zoonotic parasites in the central region of Argentina

Medicina

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-366

  Martin, Ubaldo O ^a   Demonte, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Contamination; Environment; Parasites; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE EXAMINATION; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SOCIAL STATUS; TOXOCARA CANIS; URBAN AREA; WORM EGG; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; HUMANS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; SOIL; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 57049088727     PISSN: 00257680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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