Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) from Mexico

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 394-395

  Figueroa Castillo, J A ^a   Duarte Rosas, V ^a   Juarez Acevedo M ^a   Luna Pasten H ^a   Correa, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY; ENZYME; IMMUNOASSAY; PARASITE; RODENT; SMALL MAMMAL; SPORE; VERTEBRATE;

AGRICULTURE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; MEXICO; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RABBITS; SERIAL PASSAGE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33646483096     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-663R.1     Document Type: Article

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