Neosporosis in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in southern Italy

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 15-21

  Guarino, A ^a   Fusco, G ^a   Savini, G ^b   Di Francesco, G ^b   Cringoli, G ^c  

^a Ist Zooprofilattico Sperim M   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Buffalo; Italy; Neospora caninum; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; ITALY; NEOSPORA; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PROTOZOON; SEROPREVALENCE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; ITALY; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RABBITS;

ANIMALIA; APICOMPLEXA; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0034710393     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00239-9     Document Type: Article

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