Prevalence of Giardia antigen in stool samples from dogs and cats

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 155, Issue 8-9, 2004, Pages 417-421

  Bianciardi, P ^a   Papini, R ^b,d   Giuliani, G ^c   Cardini, G ^b  

^a Bayer Health Care   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Clinica Veterinaria   (Italy)

^c Azienda Sanitaria Locale 10   (Italy)

^d Facolta di Medicina Veterinaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cat; Coproantigens; Dog; Epidemiology; Giardia; Italy

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GIARDIASIS; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; GIARDIA;

EID: 8444223590     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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