Toxoplasmosis in prey species and consequences for prevalence in feral cats: Not all prey species are equal

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1963-1971

  Afonso, E ^a,b,c   Thulliez, P ^d   Pontier, D ^a   Gilot Fromont, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b 2C2A CERFE ^*  (France)

^c HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^d Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Epidemiology; Feral cat; Sub Antarctic environment; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CAT; FELIDAE; FERAL ANIMAL; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PREDATION; PREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

FELIDAE; LAGOMORPHA; RODENTIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 36148969743     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003320     Document Type: Article

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