Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in free-ranging Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) from Sweden

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 182-187

  Ryser Degiorgis, Marie Pierre ^a,c   Jakubek, Eva Britt ^b   af Segerstad, Carl Hãrd ^a   Bröjer, Caroline ^a   Mörner, Torsten ^a   Jansson, Désirée S ^a   Lundén, Anna ^b   Uggla, Arvid ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lynx lynx; Parasite; Serology; Sweden; Toxoplasma gondii; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33744816475     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.1.182     Document Type: Article

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