In vitro isolation and seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in stray cats and pigeons in Lisbon, Portugal

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 187, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 542-547

  Waap, Helga ^a   Cardoso, Rita ^b   Leitão, Alexandre ^b   Nunes, Telmo ^c   Vilares, Anabela ^d   Gargaté, Maria João ^d   Meireles, José ^c   Cortes, Helder ^e   Ângelo, Helena ^d  

^a Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos LNIV   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^c FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ÉVORA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cat; In vitro methods; Pigeon; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PARASITE ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART MUSCLE; HERD; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RATE; LEG MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE ISOLATION; PIGEON; PORTUGAL; SEROPREVALENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; URBAN AREA; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; BIRD DISEASES; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CITIES; COLUMBIDAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PORTUGAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84862494379     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.01.022     Document Type: Article

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