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Toxocariasis and Baylisascariasis

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North American Parasitic Zoonoses

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  1. Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Zandra Hollaway Duprey & Peter M. Schantz

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  1. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Connecticut, USA

    Dennis J. Richardson

  2. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Peter J. Krause

  3. University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA

    Peter J. Krause

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Duprey, Z.H., Schantz, P.M. (2003). Toxocariasis and Baylisascariasis. In: Richardson, D.J., Krause, P.J. (eds) North American Parasitic Zoonoses. World Class Parasites, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1123-6_2

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