Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of domestic pigs and some wild game species from Zimbabwe

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 372-373

  Hove, T ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a Dept of Paraclinical Vet Studies ^*  (Zimbabwe)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; DILUTION; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SWINE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; ZIMBABWE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; PREVALENCE; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0032974519     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3285650     Document Type: Article

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