Outbreaks of toxoplasmosis in a captive breeding colony of squirrel monkeys

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 132-135

  Carme, Bernard ^a   Ajzenberg, Daniel ^b,c   Demar, Magalie ^a   Simon, Stéphane ^a   Dardé, Marie Laure ^b,c   Maubert, Bertrand ^d   de Thoisy, Benoît ^d  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE CAYENNE   (French Guiana)

^b DUPUYTREN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

Author keywords

Microsatellite markers; Saimiri sciureus; Squirrel monkey; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; BREEDING; DNA DETERMINATION; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SQUIRREL MONKEY; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GENOTYPE; MONKEY DISEASES; SAIMIRI; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; VIRULENCE;

PLATYRRHINI; RATTUS; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 67349239304     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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