Intestinal parasites of dogs on the Galapagos Islands

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 169, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 404-407

  Gingrich, E N ^a   Scorza, A V ^a   Clifford, E L ^b   Olea Popelka, F J ^a   Lappin, M R ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b Animal Balance   (United States)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma; Cryptosporidium; Giardia; Helminths; Protozoa; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ZINC SULFATE;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG DISEASE; ECTOPARASITOSIS; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FLOTATION; GENOTYPE; GIARDIA; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PARASITE; ISLAND (GEOLOGICAL); ISOSPORA; ISOSPORA CANIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CANIS; SEX RATIO; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ECUADOR; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; INTESTINES; ISOSPORA; MALE; SARCOCYSTIS; TOXOCARA CANIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; GIARDIA; ISOSPORA CANIS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS CANIS; TOXOCARA CANIS; VERMES;

EID: 77951257823     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.01.018     Document Type: Article

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