The seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pigs in Ghana

Acta Tropica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-31

  Arko Mensah, J ^a,b   Bosompem, K M ^b   Canacoo, E A ^a   Wastling, J M ^c   Akanmori, B D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IFAT; Microplate ELISA; Pigs; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GHANA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUS SCROFA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034698335     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00085-1     Document Type: Article

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