Prevalence of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in muskrats in Northeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 20-26

  Bitto, Adenike ^a   Aldras, Abdalla ^b  

^a EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYST; DISEASE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; RODENT; TESTING METHOD;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; GIARDIASIS; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RODENT; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; NEW JERSEY; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; RODENTIA;

NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CASTORIDAE; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; ONDATRA;

EID: 64749085972     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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