Zoonotic enteric parasites transmitted from dogs in Egypt with special concern to Toxocara canis infection

Veterinary World

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 946-957

  Awadallah, Maysa A I ^a   Salem, Lobna M A ^b  

^a Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^b Benha University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Dogs; Enteric parasites; Humans; Risk factors; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940668867     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2015.946-957     Document Type: Article

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