Prevalence of Toxocara canis in stray dogs, Northern Iran

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 1031-1035

  Daryani, A ^a   Sharif, M ^a   Amouei, A ^a   Gholami, S ^a  

^a MAZANDARAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Stray dogs; Toxocara canis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSIS;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; URBAN POPULATION; ZOONOSES;

EID: 73949133986     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2009.1031.1035     Document Type: Article

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