Occurrence of health-compromising protozoan and helminth infections in tortoises kept as pet animals in Germany
Abstract Background Exotic reptiles such as tortoises, have become increasingly common domestic pets worldwide and are known to host different gastrointestinal parasites. Some of these parasites bear zoonotic potential. In the present survey, we parasitologically examined tortoise faecal samples (n...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2936-z |