Prevalence of snails and Schistosome cercariae and correlation with meteorological factors in Punjab, Pakistan

Iranian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 161-164

  Niaz, S ^a   Akhtar, T ^b   Hasanat, A ^c   Qurashi, A W ^b  

^a ABDUL WALI KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

^c THE ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY OF BAHAWALPUR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Pakistan; Prevalence; Punjab; Schistosome cercaria; Snails

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884508167     PISSN: 17281997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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