Seroprevalence of antibotulinum neurotoxin type C antibodies in horses in Israel

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 232-235

  Steinman, A ^a   Kachtan, I ^a   Levi, O ^a   Shpigel, N Y ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; ELISA; Horse; Risk factors; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; EQUIDAE;

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE C; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE C; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISRAEL; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BOTULINUM TOXINS; BOTULISM; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM TYPE C; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34447097102     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X158368     Document Type: Article

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