Toxoplasmosis in sand fox (Vulpes rueppelli)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 976-977

  Pas, An ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife   (United Arab Emirates)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BIOASSAY; CARNIVORE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; PROTOZOAN;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FOX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; SAND FOX; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VULPES RUEPPELLI;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOXES; MALE; MEAT; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; SPLEEN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VISCERA;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII; VULPES;

EID: 51449118644     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1492.1     Document Type: Article

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