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Prevalence of Toxocara canis eggs in dog faeces from public places of Florence, Italy Cover

Prevalence of Toxocara canis eggs in dog faeces from public places of Florence, Italy

Helminthologia
Volume 49 (2012): Issue 3 (September 2012)
By: R. Papini,  E. Campisi,  E. Faggi,  G. Pini and  F. Mancianti  
Open Access
|Aug 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-012-0031-0 | Journal eISSN: 1336-9083 | Journal ISSN: 0440-6605
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Language: English
Page range: 154 - 158
Published on: Aug 3, 2012
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Parasitology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
dog faeces,
Toxocara canis,
environmental contamination
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Zoology,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other,
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Microbiology, virology and infection epidemiology

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