Strategies to reduce transmission of Toxoplasma gondii to animals and humans

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 64, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 65-70

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Oocysts; Tissue cysts; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII VACCINE;

ABORTION; ANIMAL CELL; BLINDNESS; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOKING; FREEZING; GAMMA IRRADIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIS CATUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030220243     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(96)00961-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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