Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in captive felids in Thailand

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 351-355

  Thiangtum, Khongsak ^a   Nimsuphun, Burin ^b   Pinyopanuwat, Nongnuch ^b   Chimnoi, Wissanuwat ^b   Tunwattana, Wanchai ^c   Tongthainan, Daraka ^c   Jittapalapong, Sathaporn ^b   Rukkwamsuk, Theera ^a   Maruyama, Soichi ^d  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Khaokeaw Open Zoo   (Thailand)

^d NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Captive felids; Latex agglutination; Seroprevalence; Thailand; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FELIDAE; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; THAILAND; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FELIDAE; FEMALE; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; THAILAND; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33644624300     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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