Prevalence of parasites in soil and dog feces according to diagnostic tests

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 170, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 176-181

  Mandarino Pereira, Arisa ^a   de Souza, Fábio Silva ^a   Lopes, Carlos Wilson G ^a   Pereira, Maria Julia S ^a  

^a FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma; Toxocara; Zoonotic parasites

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASCARIS; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; FECES ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEMATODE LIFE CYCLE STAGE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE SURVIVAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STRONGYLOIDES; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ANIMALS; ASCARIS; DOGS; FECES; PREVALENCE; SOIL; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS; ZOONOSES;

ANCYLOSTOMA; ASCARIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; STRONGYLOIDES; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 77952891996     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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