Long-term study of Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia)

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 93-101

  Hejlíček, Karel ^a   Literák, Ivan ^b  

^a VEDIA   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Annual dynamics; Environment; Insectivores; Rodents

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALANCE; SMALL MAMMAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

CZECH REPUBLIC;

APODEMUS AGRARIUS; APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MUS MUSCULUS; SOREX ARANEUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 2642702607     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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