Fatal toxoplasmosis in sand cats (Felis margarita)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 362-369

  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

Felis margarita; Sand cat; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ARTICLE; CARNIVORA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FATALITY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PARASITOLOGY; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANIMALS, ZOO; CARNIVORA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, MATERNALLY-ACQUIRED; MALE; PREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; FELIS MARGARITA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 53549089600     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2007-0149.1     Document Type: Article

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