Toxoplasma gondii in animals used for human consumption

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 364-369

  Tenter, Astrid M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Food borne transmission; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 65549109377     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000200033     Document Type: Article

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