Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic cats from northeastern Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 155, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 184-189

  Lopes, Ana Patrícia ^a,b   Cardoso, Luís ^a,b,c   Rodrigues, Manuela ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cat; Infection; Modified agglutination test; Portugal; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEMALE; HABITAT QUALITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CAT DISEASES; CATS; FEMALE; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; LEUKEMIA, FELINE; MALE; PORTUGAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 47049088249     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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