Prevalence of some helminths in rodents captured from different city structures including poultry farms and human population of Faisalabad, Pakistan

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 141-144

  Rafique, A ^a   Rana, S A ^a   Khan, H A ^a   Sohail, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

H. nana; Mus musculus; Pakistan; Protozoa; R. norvegicus; R. rattus; Zoonotic helminthes

Indexed keywords

HYMENOLEPIS NANA; MUS MUSCULUS; PROTOZOA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; VERMES;

EID: 70350212490     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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