Endoparasites of zoonotic importance

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 348-355

  Awadallah, Maysa A I ^a  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Endoparasites; Toxocara cati; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897585730     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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