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The prevalence of intestinal helminths in stray cats in central Scotland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

A. A. McColm  and
W. M. Hutchison
A. A. McColm
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
W. M. Hutchison
Affiliation:
Biology Department, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, Scotland
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Extract

Owing to the close association and proximity of man with his domestic animals (in particular the dog and cat), there exist the possibilities of human infection by certain helminth parasites of these animals which may, in some circumstances, lead to serious problems of public health, e.g. encephalitis and granulomatous lesions of the eye caused by toxocariasis (Ashton, 1960; Woodruff et al., 1964).

Type
Research Note
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 54 , Issue 4 , December 1980 , pp. 255 - 257
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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