Aspects of Toxocara epidemiology in the Netherlands
Toxocara canis and Toxocara cati are intestinal helminths of, respectively, dogs and cats. Both Toxocara species have, because of their zoonotic significance, important public health consequences. Prevention of infection with Toxocara eggs is based on education (general public, veterinary practitioners and physicians), hygiene and deworming of pets. An overview of the literature of Toxocara infections in dogs and cats and human toxocarosis is given. Little is known about the prevalence of the infection in the different categories of dogs and cats which is a prerequisite to give adequate inform... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Dissertation |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 1997 |
Schlagwörter: | Diergeneeskunde / Toxocara / infectious diseases / zoonosis / epidemiology |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26834585 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/255 |