Neospora caninum in sheep: A herd case report

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-220

  Hassig M ^a   Sager, H ^c   Reitt, K ^b   Ziegler, D ^b   Strabel, D ^a   Gottstein, B ^c  

^a VETSUISSE FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abortion; Diagnosis protozoa; Neospora caninum; Sheep protozoa

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ABORTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ENCEPHALITIS; FETUS; FETUS MORTALITY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HERD; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

CHLAMYDIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PASTEURELLA; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0242410766     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.029     Document Type: Article

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