Regional seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum-specific IgG of cats in the United States

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-195

  McReynolds, Christopher A ^a   Lappin, Michael R ^a   Ungar, Beth ^b   McReynolds, Lisa M ^a   Bruns, Christa ^a   Spilker, Melissa M ^a   Thrall, Mary Ann ^a   Reif, John S ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Sciences   (United States)

^b 3301 New Mexico NW ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Feline; IgG; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CAT; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; UNITED STATES;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM PARVUM; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0032890387     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00219-2     Document Type: Article

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