Review on human toxoplasmosis in Malaysia: The past, present and prospective future

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 24-30

  Nissapatorn, Veeranoot ^a   Abdullah, Khairul Anuar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CAT; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTACT EXAMINATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; ENCEPHALITIS; FOOD INTAKE; GRAFT INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE STATUS; INCOME; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALAYSIA; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 3042830638     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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