Cats and toxoplasma: Implications for public health

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-52

  Dabritz, H A ^a   Conrad, P A ^b  

^a Infant Botulism Treatment and Prevention Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cats; Faecal pollution; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LAMB; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FECES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; OOCYSTS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 74049156719     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01273.x     Document Type: Review

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