High prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cats from Egypt: Isolation of viable Toxoplasma gondii, tissue distribution, and isolate designation

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1118

  Al Kappany, Y M ^a   Rajendran, C ^a   Ferreira, L R ^a   Kwok, O C H ^a   Abu Elwafa, S A ^a,b   Hilali, M ^a,c   Dubey, J P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^c Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

BIOASSAY; BRAIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FELID; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NEMATODE; PARASITE PREVALENCE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BRAIN; CAT; EGYPT; HEART; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITE VIRULENCE; SEROLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TONGUE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BRAIN; CAT DISEASES; CATS; EGYPT; FECES; HEART; MICE; PREVALENCE; TONGUE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EGYPT; GIZA [EGYPT];

MUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 78650458132     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2554.1     Document Type: Article

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