Cysticercosis in experimentally and naturally infected pigs: Parasitological and immunological diagnosis

Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-302

  da Silva, Márcia R M ^a   Uyhara, Cibele N S ^a   Silva, Flavio H ^b   Espindola, Noeli M ^a   Poleti, Mirele D ^a   Vaz, Adelaide J ^a   Meirelles, Flávio V ^a   Maia, Antonio A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Diagnosis; Elisa; Pigs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CESTODA; SUIDAE; TAENIA SOLIUM;

EID: 84864763564     PISSN: 0100736X     EISSN: 16785150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-736X2012000400005     Document Type: Article

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