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Isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from chickens and ducks from Egypt.
Veterinary parasitology - 30 May 2003
Dubey J P, Graham D H, Dahl E, Hilali M, El-Ghaysh A, Sreekumar C, Kwok O C H, Shen S K, Lehmann T
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free range chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the environment because chickens feed from the ground. In the present study, prevalence of T. gondii in 121 free range chickens (Gallus domesticus) and 19 ducks (Anas sp.) from a rural area surrounding Giza, Egypt was assessed. Blood, heart, and brain from each animal were examined for T....
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