Canine neosporosis in Hungary: Screening for seroconversion of household, herding and stray dogs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 197-201

  Hornok, S ^a   Edelhofer, R ^b   Fok, É ^a   Berta, K ^c   Fejes, P ^d   Repasi A ^a   Farkas, R ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^c Pestimre Pet Ambulance   (Hungary)

^d Vezér Animal Health Centre   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Herding; Male dogs; Neospora caninum; Seroprevalence; Sylvatic cycle

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BREED; CATTLE; DERMATITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOG; HERD; HOUSEHOLD; HUNGARY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; PAPULE; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; PYODERMA GANGRENOSUM; SEROCONVERSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREMOR; URBAN AREA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 33645869241     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.01.030     Document Type: Article

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