Seroprevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the Pennsylvania Bobcat (Lynx rufus rufus)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 188-191

  Mucker, Eric M ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Lovallo, Matthew J ^c   Humphreys, Jan G ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood collection strips; Bobcat; Lynx rufus; Modified agglutination test; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX RUFUS; LYNX RUFUS RUFUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33744780992     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.188     Document Type: Article

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