Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Neospora caninum antibodies in ovine from São Paulo State, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 161-166

  Figliuolo, L P C ^a   Kasai, N ^a   Ragozo, A M A ^a   De Paula, V S O ^a   Dias, R A ^a   Souza, S L P ^a   Gennari, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; IFAT; Neospora caninum; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; SAMPLING; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BLOOD; COCCIDIOSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; NEOSPORA; PARASITOLOGY; SHEEP DISEASE; TOXOPLASMA;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BRAZIL; COCCIDIOSIS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; NEOSPORA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 5444264460     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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