Toxoplasmosis in pigs-The last 20 years

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 164, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 89-103

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Control; Epidemiology; Pigs; Toxoplasma gondii; Transmission

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; PARASITE ANTIBODY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII VACCINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE DISEASE; TACHYZOITE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; SUIDAE; SUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 70249132497     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.05.018     Document Type: Review

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