Granulomatous encephalitis in a neurologically impaired goat kid associated with degeneration of Neospora caninum tissue cysts

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 416-419

  Corbellini, Luís Gustavo ^a   Colodel, Edson Moleta ^a   Driemeier, David ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; COCCIDIOSIS; CYST; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELL; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; INFLAMMATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ATAXIA; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COCCIDIOSIS; CYSTS; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GIANT CELLS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; INFLAMMATION; NEOSPORA;

EID: 0035461327     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870101300509     Document Type: Article

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