Seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii from free-ranging black bears (Ursus americanus) from Florida

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 674-675

  Chambers, D L ^a   Ulrey, W A ^a,b,c   Guthrie, J M ^a,c   Kwok, O C H ^a,d   Cox, J J ^a,c   Maehr, D S ^a,c   Dubey, J P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b Archbold Biological Research Station   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BEAR; DATA SET; HOME RANGE; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITIC DISEASE; PROTOZOAN; SHRUB;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BEAR; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; UNITED STATES;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; FLORIDA; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; URSIDAE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 84863462329     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: 19372345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-3046.1     Document Type: Article

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