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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from Portugal.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2006
Dubey J P, Vianna M C B, Sousa S, Canada N, Meireles S, Correia da Costa J M, Marcet P L, Lehmann T, Dardé M L, Thulliez P
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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 225 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Portugal was determined. Antibodies to T. gondii were assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT) and found in 61 chickens with titers of 1:5 in 8, 1:10 in 6,...
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