Reduction in transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum in outbred mice by vaccination

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 821-828

  Miller, Catherine ^a   Quinn, Helen ^a,c   Ryce, Cheryl ^a   Reichel, Michael P ^b,d   Ellis, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Novartis Animal Health Australasia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^d Gribbles Veterinary Pathology   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Apicomplexa; Mice; Neospora caninum; Transplacental transmission; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2A; LIVE VACCINE;

CATTLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; VACCINATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; CELL LYSATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOUSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROVOCATION TEST; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MICE; NEOSPORA; PLACENTA; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PROTOZOAN VACCINES;

APICOMPLEXA; BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 19544384583     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2005.03.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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