Article
High prevalence of unusual genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pork meat samples from Erechim, Southern Brazil.
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias - 1 Mar 2007
Belfort-Neto Rubens, Nussenblatt Veronique, Rizzo Luiz, Muccioli Cristina, Silveira Claudio, Nussenblatt Robert, Khan Assis, Sibley L David, Belfort Rubens
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of infectious uveitis in Brazil, with a higher frequency in the South of the country. We have collected samples from porcine tongue and diaphragm obtained in both large and small abattoirs and used molecular biological technique to determine the prevalence of infection and RFLP analysis to type the parasites. Seventeen out of 50 (34%) samples from the diaphragm and 33 out of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.