Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cattle, sheep, goats and pigs from the North of Portugal for human consumption

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 193, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 266-269

  Lopes, Ana Patrícia ^a,b   Dubey, J P ^c   Neto, Francisco ^a   Rodrigues, Alcina ^d   Martins, Tânia ^d   Rodrigues, Manuela ^a,b   Cardoso, Luís ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d General Directorate of Forest Resources   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goats; Pigs; Seroprevalence; Sheep; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOAT; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PORTUGAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SHEEP; SPECIES COMPARISON; SWINE; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; MEAT; PORTUGAL; RUMINANTS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84873747659     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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