Viability of Baylisascaris procyonis eggs

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1293-1295

  Shafir, Shira C ^a   Sorvillo, Frank J ^a,b,d   Sorvillo, Teresa ^a   Eberhard, Mark L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Angeles County Department of Public Health   (United States)

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

^d Trident University International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BAYLISASCARIS PROCYONIS; DEATH; DESICCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FREEZING; HATCHING; HEATING; LARVA; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL RATE; THAWING; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WORM EGG;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ASCARIDIDA INFECTIONS; ASCARIDOIDEA; CHILD; DESICCATION; EGGS; FECES; FEMALE; FREEZING; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; METHYLENE BLUE; RACCOONS; TISSUE SURVIVAL;

EID: 79959910434     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1707.101774     Document Type: Article

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