High seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Pyrenees (NE Spain)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 321-324

  Marco, I ^a   Ferroglio, E ^b   Lopez Olvera J R ^a   Montane J ^c   Lavin S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c LABORATORIOS HIPRA S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Neospora caninum; Red fox; Seroprevalence; Vulpes vulpes; Wild animals

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; FEMALE; FOX; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; FOXES; MALE; NEOSPORA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; NEOSPORA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 40249104574     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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