Frequency of antibodies against Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora caninum in domestic cats in the state of Bahia, Brazil

Sarcocystis neurona is the major agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. It infects several mammalian species in the Americas, where the definitive hosts, marsupials of the genus Didelphis (D. virginiana and D. albiventris) are found. Domestic cats are one of the confirmed intermediate hosts of...

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Main Authors: Iris Daniela Santos de Meneses, Müller Ribeiro Andrade, Rosângela Soares Uzêda, Marta Vasconcelos Bittencourt, David Scott Lindsay, Luís Fernando Pita Gondim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612014000400526&lng=en&tlng=en