The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Ghanaian sheep and goats

Acta Tropica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-26

  Van Der Puije, W N A ^a   Bosompem, K M ^a   Canacoo, E A ^b   Wastling, J M ^c   Akanmori, B D ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ELISA; Ghana; Goats; Seroepidemiology; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GHANA; GOAT; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

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

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0034698353     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00084-X     Document Type: Article

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