Zoonoses of people and their pets: a US perspective on significant pet-associated parasitic diseases
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Those who own a pet have been shown to display reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol levels, require less medical care, and have improvement of life quality and quick recovery after heartbreaking events.
“those who own a pet have been shown to display reduction in blood pressure and cholesterol levels, require less medical care, and it has also been reported that there is an improvement of life quality and quick recovery after heartbreaking events [209-213]”
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Parasitic zoonoses are too often neglected or underappreciated, and may be mismanaged or underdiagnosed by both veterinarians and physicians.
“parasitic zoonoses are too often neglected or underappreciated, and may be mismanaged or underdiagnosed by both veterinarians and physicians [213]”
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- Authors
- Paul, M., King, L., & Carlin, E. P.
- Affiliations
- The Ohio State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Carlin, Ellen P.
- ORCID
- Carlin, Ellen P.
- Venue
- Trends in Parasitology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-04
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 153-154
- ISSN
- 1471-4922 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2081939017
- Cited by
- 69
- References
- 0
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Parasitology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Parasitic infections in humans and animals
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Helminth infection and control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Keywords
- zoonoses, One Health, companion animals, human health, animal health, environmental health, parasitic infection
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Human-Animal Bond, Humans, Parasitic Diseases, Parasitic Diseases, Animal, Public Health, Zoonoses
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