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|Articles|March 18, 2010
Chart: 6 zoonoses you should know
Author(s)Julie Legred, CVT
An in-depth chart of common zoonoses just in time for the spring parasite explosion.
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Spring is coming, and you know what that means: parasites on pets and the risk of nasty zoonoses for clients. We've got you covered. This six-part medically focused chart includes information about signs, treatment, and prevention of hookworms, tapeworms, roundworms, toxoplasmosis, cryptosporidiosis, and Lyme disease.
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