Absence of serological evidence for human Neospora caninum infection

Veterinary Record

Volumn 144, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 672-673

  Graham, D A ^a   Calvert, V ^a   Whyte, M ^a   Marks, J ^b,c  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COCCIDIOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IRELAND; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NEOSPORA; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; DOGS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IRELAND; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; NEOSPORA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0033549175     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.144.24.672     Document Type: Article

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