First report of Ancylostoma ceylanicum in wild canids

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 173-177

  Smout, Felicity A ^a   Thompson, R C Andrew ^b   Skerratt, Lee F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ancylostoma ceylanicum; Australia; Canine; Dingo; Hookworm; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888064339     PISSN: 22132244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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