Potential contamination of drinking water with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-315

  Aramini, J J ^a,e   Stephen, C ^b   Dubey, J P ^c   Engelstoft, C ^d   Schwantje, H ^f   Ribble, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Alula Biological Consulting   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAT; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FECES ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CARNIVORA; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FECES; MICE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032912407     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899002113     Document Type: Article

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