Occurrence and cyst burden of Giardia duodenalis in dog faecal deposits from urban green areas: Implications for environmental contamination and related risks

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 92, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 158-162

  Papini, R ^a   Marangi, M ^b   Mancianti, F ^a   Giangaspero, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contamination risk; Cyst burden; Dog; Giardia duodenalis; Prevalence; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; DOG DISEASE; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; ITALY; PREVALENCE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 70349265954     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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