Prevalence of antibody to Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial wildlife in a natural area

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 381-392

  Fredebaugh, Shannon L ^a,b   Mateus Pinilla, Nohra E ^a,b   McAllister, Milton ^c   Warner, Richard E ^b   Weng, Hsin Yi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Feral cat; Illinois; Natural area; Opossum; Raccoon; Toxoplasma gondii; Whitefooted mice; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

DIDELPHIDAE; FELIDAE; FELIS SILVESTRIS; MAMMALIA; MUS; PROCYON; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79953655415     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.2.381     Document Type: Article

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