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Characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from domestic animals from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jun 2006
Brandão G P, Ferreira A M, Melo M N, Vitor R W A
Abstract excerpt
In an attempt to isolate and characterize Toxoplasma gondii from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, musculature samples from 72 pigs, 25 dogs, 28 free-range chickens and 50 chickens produced in industrialized farms were collected. Antibodies to T. gondii have not been detected in pigs, but were found in nine (40.9 %) out of 22 dogs, and in 15 (53.6 %) of 28 free range chickens. T. gondii was not isolated from...
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