Risk factors for toxoplasmosis in pigs bred in Sicily, Southern Italy

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 161, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Villari, S ^a   Vesco, G ^a   Petersen, E ^b   Crispo, A ^c   Buffolano, W ^d  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA SICILIA A MIRRI   (Italy)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Sicily; Swine; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY; RODENTICIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BREED DIFFERENCE; CLEANING; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; COOKING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HERD; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PIG FARMING; RAW MEAT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; RODENT CONTROL; SEROPREVALENCE; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SICILY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 63149164185     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.01.019     Document Type: Article

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