Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii indirect fluorescent antibodies in naturally- and experimentally-infected chickens (Gallus domesticus) in Thailand

Acta Parasitologica

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-196

  Chumpolbanchorn, Kamlang ^a   Anankeatikul, Pacharaporn ^a   Ratanasak, Wantanee ^a   Wiengcharoen, Jitbanjong ^b   Thompson, R C Andrew ^c   Sukthana, Yaowalark ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHANAKORN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free range chickens; Gallus domesticus; Serodynamics; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 74049142180     PISSN: 12302821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-009-0034-2     Document Type: Article

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