Fatal toxoplasmosis in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 907-908

  Szabo, K A ^a   Mense, M G ^a   Lipscomb, T P ^b   Felix, K J ^c   Dubey, J P ^d  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b Glenwood Pet Hospital ^*  (United States)

^c Glenwood Pet Hospital   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

HOST; NEW RECORD; PARASITE; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EAGLE; FATALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIRD DISEASES; EAGLES; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; SPLEEN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CICONIIFORMES; HALIAEETUS; HALIAEETUS LEUCOCEPHALUS; PROTOZOA; RAPTORES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 4344671027     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-270R     Document Type: Article

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