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Isolation and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from free-ranging chickens from Mexico.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Apr 2004
Dubey J P, Morales E S, Lehmann T
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the presence of T. gondii oocysts in the environment because chickens feed from the soil. In the present study, prevalence of T. gondii in 208 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Mexico was investigated. Blood, heart, and brain from each animal were obtained to test for T. gondii infection. Antibodies to T. gondii,...
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