A European perspective on Neospora caninum

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 877-924

  Hemphill, A ^a   Gottstein, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antigens; Epidemiology; Expressed sequence tags; Immunology; Molecular characterisation; Neospora; Neosporosis; Serology; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL MODEL; CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOG; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IMMUNITY; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITOSIS; PHYLOGENY; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; RABBIT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; COCCIDIOSIS; DOGS; EUROPE; GENES, PROTOZOAN; HUMANS; NEOSPORA; RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034600751     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(00)00072-2     Document Type: Review

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