Toxoplasma gondii and ovine toxoplasmosis: New aspects of an old story

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 149, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 25-28

  Buxton, David ^a   Maley, Stephen W ^a   Wright, Steve E ^a   Rodger, Susan ^a   Bartley, Paul ^a   Innes, Elisabeth A ^a  

^a MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control; Sheep; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARASITE INCIDENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 34548558723     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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