Gastrointestinal helminth parasites of pet and stray dogs as a potential risk for human health in Bahir Dar town, north-western Ethiopia

Veterinary World

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 388-392

  Abere, Tadiwos ^a   Bogale, Basaznew ^a   Melaku, Achenef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GONDAR   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Bahir dar; Dog; Ethiopia; Gastrointestinal; Helminth; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878208426     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2013.388-392     Document Type: Article

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