Environmental Contamination by Dog’s Faeces: A Public Health Problem?
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Environmental Contamination by Dog’s Faeces: A Public Health Problem?
The risk to public health from the large number of dog stools present on streets of urban areas is cause for concern. Dog faeces may be a serious hazard because they may contain microorganisms that are both pathogenic to humans and resistant to several classes of antibiotics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential for zoonotic infections and for the presence of antibiotic resistant...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1660-4601
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10010072