Mixed Giardia duodenalis assemblage A, B, C and E infections in pet chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera) in Flanders (Belgium)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 166-170

  Levecke, B ^a   Meulemans, Lieve ^a   Dalemans, Tessa ^a   Casaert, Stijn ^a   Claerebout, E ^a   Geurden, T ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assemblage specific PCR; Chinchillas; Giardia duodenalis; Prevalence; Risk factor analysis

Indexed keywords

BETA GIARDIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRIOSEPHOSPHATE ISOMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CHINCHILLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIA DUODENALIS; GIARDIASIS; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEDIMENTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CHINCHILLA; FECES; FEMALE; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CHINCHILLA LANIGERA; CHINCHILLIDAE; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 79953162068     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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