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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates in free-range chickens from Chile, South America.
Veterinary parasitology - 31 Aug 2006
Dubey J P, Patitucci A N, Su C, Sundar N, Kwok O C H, Shen S K
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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 85 free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Chile was determined. Antibodies to T. gondii were assayed by the modified agglutination test (MAT), and found in 47 of 85 (55.3.9%) chickens with titers of 1:5 in...
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