Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in goats and sheep in Zimbabwe

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 267-272

  Hove, T ^a   Lind, P ^b   Mukaratirwa, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Goats; IFAT; IgG antibodies; Public health implications; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; FELIS CATUS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33645003288     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v72i4.175     Document Type: Article

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