Seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii and concurrent bartonella spp., Feline immunodeficiency virus, feline leukemia virus, and dirofilaria immitis infections in egyptian cats

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 256-258

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^d Cairo University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; HELMINTH ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

DISEASE PREVALENCE; FELID; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; NEW RECORD; PATHOGENICITY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; VIRAL DISEASE; VIRUS;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLOSIS; CAT; CONCURRENT INFECTION; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EGYPT; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA INFECTIONS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; DIROFILARIASIS; EGYPT; FELINE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, FELINE; LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS; LEUKEMIA VIRUS, FELINE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EGYPT;

BARTONELLA; DIROFILARIA IMMITIS; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FELIS CATUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79955597360     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-2654.1     Document Type: Article

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