The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii IgM and IgG antibodies in dogs and cats from the Czech Republic

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 555-558

  Sedlak, K ^a   Bartova, Eva ^b  

^a Statni veterinarni ustav Praha   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; IFAT; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33845419004     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/5590-VETMED     Document Type: Article

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