Seroprevalence of Neospora spp. among asymptomatic horses, aborted mares and horses demonstrating neurological signs in Israel

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Kligler, Eitan B ^a   Shkap, Varda ^b   Baneth, Gad ^a   Mildenberg, Zvia ^b   Steinman, Amir ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abortion; Horse; Neospora spp.; Neurological signs; Seroprevalence: IFAT

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; HORSE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; ISRAEL; MARE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; ISRAEL; MALE; NEOSPORA; PREGNANCY; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EQUIDAE; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 34547158141     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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