Epidemiologic investigation of seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in cats and rodents

American Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1714-1717

  DeFeo, Monica L ^a,b   Dubey, J P ^d,e   Mather, Thomas N ^c   Rhodes III, Richard C ^b  

^a PFIZER GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b Department of Fisheries   (United States)

^c Center for Vector Borne Disease   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RODENT; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; PROTOZOA; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0036910990     PISSN: 00029645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/ajvr.2002.63.1714     Document Type: Article

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