Wombats and domestic livestock as potential vectors of Cryptosporidium and Giardia in an agricultural riparian area

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 150-153

  Borchard, Philip ^a   Wright, Ian A ^b   Eldridge, David J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

cattle; drinking water; pathogen; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CATTLE; CHLORINE; DISEASE VECTOR; DRINKING WATER; FECES; MARSUPIAL; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITIC DISEASE; PATHOGEN; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

BOS; BOS TAURUS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM BOVIS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; PROTOZOA; VOMBATIDAE; VOMBATUS URSINUS;

EID: 77957198955     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO10026     Document Type: Article

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