Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in moose (Alces alces) and roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Sweden

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 177, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 275-280

  Malmsten, Jonas ^a   Jakubek, Eva Britt ^a   Björkman, Camilla ^b  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Moose; Neospora caninum; Roe deer; Serology; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ADULT ANIMAL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; MALE; MOOSE; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEROPREVALENCE; SWEDEN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSIS; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOSPORA; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWEDEN; TOXOPLASMA;

ALCES ALCES; ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; COCCIDIA; NEOSPORA CANINUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79954597816     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.11.051     Document Type: Article

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