Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in dogs from the state of Paraíba, Northeast region of Brazil

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 51-56

  Azevedo, S S ^a   Batista, C S A ^b   Vasconcellos, S A ^a   Aguiar, D M ^a   Ragozo, A M A ^a   Rodrigues, A A R ^a   Alves, C J ^b   Gennari, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINA GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dogs; Neospora caninum; Risk factors; Seroepidemiology; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; RABIES VACCINE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG DISEASE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HOUSEHOLD; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SPECIES HABITAT; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOSIS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; NEOSPORA; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 18544367804     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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