Infectivity of toxoplasma gondii in northern traditional (country) foods prepared with meat from experimentally infected seals

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1756-1760

  Forbes, Lorry B ^a   Measures, Lena ^b   Gajadhar, Alvin ^a  

^a Centre for Food Borne and Animal Parasitology   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 68849097672     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.8.1756     Document Type: Article

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