Neospora caninum in wildlife

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 247-252

  Gondim, Luís F P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; BIRD; CARNIVORE; CATTLE; COYOTE; DEER; HERBIVORY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; RODENT; SEROPREVALENCE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; CATS; CATTLE; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DOGS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NEOSPORA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; COCCIDIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 33744971585     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.03.008     Document Type: Review

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