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438. Finding Toxocara Eggs in Park Soil From Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

BACKGROUND: Toxocara canis (dogs) and Toxocara cati (cats) is a parasitic worm commonly called roundworm. Toxocara eggs are spherical to oblong in shape, have a rough/pitted edge, appear brownish in color, and measures 75–90 µm (T. canis) and 65–70 µm (T. cati). This environmental surveillance study...

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Autor principal: Stek, Devyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6255000/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.448