Serological evidence for naturally occurring transmission of Neospora caninum among foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 418-423

  Schares, G ^a   Wenzel, U ^b   Muller T ^a   Conraths, F J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b Tierarztpraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Neospora caninum; Postnatal transmission; Red fox; Vertical transmission; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOX; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; SERUM; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; FOXES; MALE; NEOSPORA; PEDIGREE; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

CANIDAE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0035068033     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(01)00118-7     Document Type: Article

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