Survey of German pet owners quantifying endoparasitic infection risk and implications for deworming recommendations
Abstract Background Dogs and cats can transmit zoonotic helminths to humans, e.g. Toxocara spp. and Echinococcus multilocularis. Strategic deworming may help minimize this risk. Studies in several European countries have shown that pets are dewormed less frequently against roundworms and tapeworms t...
Main Authors: | Christina Strube, Ann Neubert, Andrea Springer, Georg von Samson-Himmelstjerna |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-05-01
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Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3410-2 |
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