Seroprevalence and Toxoplasma gondii-IgG avidity in sheep from Lajes, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 199-203

  Clementino, M M ^a   Souza, M F ^a   Neto, V F Andrade ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ELISA; Epidemiology; IgG avidity; Sheep; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BRAZIL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34247210695     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.02.036     Document Type: Article

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