Serologic prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in horses slaughtered for food in North America

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-238

  Dubey, J P ^a   Thulliez, P ^b   Romand, S ^b   Kwok, O C H ^a   Shen, S K ^a   Gamble, H R ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Dye test; Horses; Modified agglutination test; Serology; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; NORTH AMERICA; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MEAT; NORTH AMERICA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032834679     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00148-X     Document Type: Article

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