Toxoplasma gondii infections in chickens (Gallus domesticus): Prevalence, clinical disease, diagnosis and public health significance

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-73

  Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chickens; Prevalence; Public health; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHICKENS; HUMANS; POULTRY DISEASES; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 74049130877     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01274.x     Document Type: Review

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