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Isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from chickens from Sri Lanka.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Dec 2005
Dubey J P, Rajapakse R P V J, Ekanayake D K, Sreekumar C, Lehmann T
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The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The prevalence of T. gondii in 100 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Sri Lanka was determined. Antibodies to T. gondii were assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies were found in 39 chickens with titers of 1:5 in...
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