Toxoplasma gondii antibody in Thai cats and their owners

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 733-738

  Sukthana, Yaowalark ^a   Kaewkungwal, Jaranit ^a   Jantanavivat, Chun ^a   Lekkla, Amorn ^a   Chiabchalard, Rachatawan ^a   Aumarm, Waraporn ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DIET; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; RICE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TEMPERATURE; THAILAND; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 1842734645     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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