Chlamydophila psittaci and Toxoplasma gondii infection in pigeons (Columba livia) from São Paulo State, Brazil

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 175, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 9-14

  De Lima, Vanessa Yuri ^a,b   Langoni, Helio ^b   da Silva, Aristeu Vieira ^c   Pezerico, Sandia Bergamaschi ^b   de Castro, André Peres Barbosa ^b   da Silva, Rodrigo Costa ^b   Araújo, João Pessoa ^b  

^a Pontifical Catholic University   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila psittaci; Columba livia; Diagnosis; Infection source; Toxoplasma gondii; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORNITHOSIS; PIGEON; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIRD DISEASES; BRAZIL; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBIDAE; MICE; PSITTACOSIS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

AVES; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78649482173     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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