Zoonotic enteric protozoa

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-78

  Thompson, R C A ^a   Smith, A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Balantidium; Blastocystis; Clinical significance; Cryptosporidium; Entamoeba; Enteric protozoa; Foodborne; Giardia; Polyparasitism; Transmission; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALANTIDIUM; BLASTOCYSTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTAMOEBA; FOOD; GIARDIA; HOST; HUMAN; INTESTINE PARASITE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS; WATER; ZOONOSES;

BALANTIDIUM; BLASTOCYSTIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; ENTAMOEBA; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 80053188770     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.07.016     Document Type: Article

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