A cross-sectional survey of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Jerusalem cats

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 124, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 167-177

  Salant, Harold ^a   Spira, Dan T ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cat; ELISA; Jerusalem; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PARASITE ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEROPREVALENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUMMER; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 4644275131     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.07.011     Document Type: Article

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