Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in gray wolves in Scandinavia

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 173, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 139-142

  Bjorkman C ^a   Jakubek, E B ^b   Arnemo, J M ^a,c   Malmsten, J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibody; Neospora caninum; Serology; Wolf

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GRAY WOLF; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; SCANDINAVIA; SEROPREVALENCE; WOLF;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; MALE; NEOSPORA; SCANDINAVIA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; WOLVES;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77956261768     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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