Epidemiologic and zoonotic aspects of ascarid infections in dogs and cats

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 155-161

  Lee, Alice C Y ^a   Schantz, Peter M ^b   Kazacos, Kevin R ^c   Montgomery, Susan P ^b   Bowman, Dwight D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCARIDOIDEA; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUTANEOUS LARVA MIGRANS; DOG DISEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PET ANIMAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARIASIS; UNITED STATES; ZOONOSES;

BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PROCYON; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARA CANIS; TOXOCARA CATI;

EID: 77949485049     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2010.01.002     Document Type: Review

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