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Prevalence of Toxocara canis and Toxascaris leonina ova in dog faeces deposited on the streets of Leeds

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

M. A. Read
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leed, Leeds, England
R. C. A. Thompson
Affiliation:
Department of Pure and Applied Zoology, Agricultural Sciences Building, University of Leed, Leeds, England

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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