Serological survey and first finding of Neospora caninum in Taiwan, and the detection of its antibodies in various body fluids of cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 47-55

  Ooi, Hong Kean ^a   Huang, Chiu Chen ^a   Yang, Chen Hsiung ^b   Lee, Shu Hwae ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b ROC   (Taiwan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Cattle protozoa; Dog; Goat; Neospora caninum; Taiwan; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GOAT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SALIVA; SEROLOGY; TAIWAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VAGINA SECRETION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BODY FLUIDS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DOGS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GOATS; MICE; NEOSPORA; TAIWAN; TOXOPLASMA;

BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034631298     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00211-9     Document Type: Article

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