Detection of zoonotic intestinal parasites in public parks of Spain. potential epidemiological role of microsporidia

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-28

  Dado, D ^a   Izquierdo, F ^b   Vera, O ^a   Montoya, A ^a   Mateo, M ^a   Fenoy, S ^b   Galvan A L ^b,c   Garcia S ^d   Garcia A ^d   Aranguez E ^d   Lopez L ^d   del Aguila C ^b   Miro G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN PABLO CEU   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^d Servicio de Sanidad Ambiental Instituto de Salud Pública   (Spain)

Author keywords

Giardia; Microsporidia; Pets; Public parks; Toxocara; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANCYLOSTOMA; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTAMINATION; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PARASITE; MICROSPORIDIA; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; TOXOCARA;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GIARDIA; GIARDIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MICROSPORIDIA; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PETS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOIL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SPAIN; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; ZOONOSES;

ANCYLOSTOMIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SP.; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GIARDIA; GIARDIA SP.; MICROSPORIDIA; STRONGYLOIDES; TOXASCARIS LEONINA; TOXOCARA; TRICHURIS VULPIS;

EID: 84855722770     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2011.01411.x     Document Type: Article

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