Risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in hunting, pet and watchdogs from southern Spain and northern Africa

Parasitology International

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 363-366

  Cano Terriza, David ^a   Puig Ribas, María ^b   Jiménez Ruiz, Saúl ^a   Cabezón, Óscar ^b,c   Almería, Sonia ^b,c   Galán Relaño, Ángela ^a   Dubey, Jitender P ^d   García Bocanegra, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Risk factors; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AFRICA; AGE; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL HUNTING; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG BREED; FEMALE; GUARD DOG; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NONHUMAN; PET ANIMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; DOG; DOG DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SPAIN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

EID: 84969951503     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: 18730329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2016.05.001     Document Type: Article

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