Detection of Zoonotic Protozoa Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis suihominis in Wild Boars from Spain

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 346-350

  Calero Bernal, R ^a,b   Perez Martin J E ^a   Reina, D ^a   Serrano, F J ^a   Frontera, E ^a   Fuentes, I ^c   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

prevalence; Sarcocystis miescheriana; Sarcocystis suihominis; Spain; Toxoplasma gondii; Wild Boar

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; COCCIDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SAFETY; GENE SEQUENCE; MALE; MEAT; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS MIESCHERIANA; SARCOCYSTIS SUIHOMINIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SPAIN; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; WILD BOAR; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 84977651314     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12243     Document Type: Article

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