Prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Ostriches (Struthio camelus)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 623-624

  Dubey, J P ^b   Scandrett, W B ^a,b   Kwok, O C H ^b   Gajadhar, A A ^a,b  

^a Health of Animals Laboratory   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTRICH; SEROPREVALENCE; SERUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AVES; CAMELUS; PROTOZOA; STRUTHIO CAMELUS; STRUTHIONIFORMES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0033949074     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/0022-3395(2000)086[0623:poattg]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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