Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in roe deer from Spain

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 152-156

  Gamarra, J A ^a   Cabezon O ^b   Pabon M ^b   Arnal, M C ^c   Luco, D F ^c   Dubey, J P ^d   Gortazar C ^a   Almeria, S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Capreolus capreolus; Roe deer; Seroprevalence; Spain; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DEER; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RAIN; RISK FACTORS; SPAIN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 41149132097     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.01.028     Document Type: Article

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