Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and the relation to risk factors in cats of Colima, Mexico

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1527-1528

  García Márquez, Luis Jorge ^a   Gutiérrez Díaz, Miguel Angel ^a   Correa, Dolores ^a   Luna Pastén, Héctor ^a   Palma, José Manuel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY; FELID; PARASITE CONTROL; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

COLIMA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 38849094007     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1097.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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