Endogenous and exogenous transplacental infection in Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 558-561

  Trees, Alexander J ^a   Williams, Diana J L ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

CATTLE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DISORDER; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRANSPLACENTAL INFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

BOS TAURUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 27644473226     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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