Acute fatal toxoplasmosis in three Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) caused by genotype II of Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 454-457

  Jokelainen, Pikka ^a   Nylund, Minna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATL VET AND FOOD RES INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Genotyping; Immunohistochemistry; Proportional mortality rate; Squirrel; Toxoplasmosis; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS VULGARIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84859596967     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.454     Document Type: Article

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