Parasites of importance for human health in Nigerian dogs: High prevalence and limited knowledge of pet owners

BMC Veterinary Research

Volumn 4, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Ugbomoiko, Uade Samuel ^a   Ariza, Liana ^b   Heukelbach, Jorg ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALIA; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES CANIS; DEMODEX; DEMODEX CANIS; DIPYLIDIUM CANINUM; IXODES; IXODIDA; OTODECTES; PHTHIRAPTERA; PULEX IRRITANS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS); STRONGYLOIDES; TOXOCARA CANIS; TRICHODECTES CANIS; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS VULPIS; TUNGA PENETRANS; VERMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLEA; HELMINTH; HUMAN; INFESTATION; INTESTINE INFECTION; LOUSE; MALE; MITE; NIGERIA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; TICK; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPODS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; FLEAS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELMINTHS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; LICE; MALE; MITES; NIGERIA; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TICKS; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 59049087308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17466148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-6148-4-49     Document Type: Article

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