Spatial distribution of soil contamination by Toxoplasma gondii in relation to cat defecation behaviour in an urban area

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 1017-1023

  Afonso, Eve ^a,b,c   Lemoine, Mélissa ^a   Poulle, Marie Lazarine ^b,c   Ravat, Marie Caroline ^a   Romand, Stéphane ^d   Thulliez, Philippe ^d   Villena, Isabelle ^c   Aubert, Dominique ^c   Rabilloud, Muriel ^a   Riche, Benjamin ^a   Gilot Fromont, Emmanuelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CERFE   (France)

^c Lab d'Immunol et d'Hematologie   (France)

^d Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

Cat defecation behaviour; Oocysts; PCR; Soil; Spatial heterogeneity; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FECES; FELID; PARASITE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOIL POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION COVER;

ARTICLE; CAT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEFECATION HABIT; FRANCE; LABORATORY TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LYONS; RHONE; RHONE-ALPES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 44149114265     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2008.01.004     Document Type: Article

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