Seroprevalence of larva migrans of Toxocara canis and evaluation of associated risk factors among children in a Mexico-United states border region

International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-136

  Tinoco Gracia, Luis ^a   Barreras Serrano, Alberto ^a   López Valencia, Gilberto ^a   Tamayo Sosa, Alma Rossana ^a   Quiroz Romero, Héctor ^b   Melgarejo, Tonatiuh ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Larva mi grans; Toxocara canis; Toxocarosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879307487     PISSN: 15422666     EISSN: 1559470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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