Serological survey for antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi in rabbits in Taiwan

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 183, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 68-71

  Tee, Kai Yee ^a   Kao, Ju Po ^b   Chiu, Hsin Yu ^c   Chang, Ming Huang ^a   Wang, Jiann Hsiung ^a   Tung, Kwong Chung ^b   Cheng, Feng Pang ^b   Wu, Jui Te ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAYI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Congo Exotic Animal Hospital ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CIA test; ELISA; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Rabbit; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FUNGUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL HEALTH; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS TRANSMISSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ENCEPHALITOZOONOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RABBITS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; ZOONOSES;

ENCEPHALITOZOON CUNICULI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 82755160998     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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