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Toxoplasma gondii and ovine toxoplasmosis: new aspects of an old story.
Veterinary parasitology - 21 Oct 2007
Buxton David, Maley Stephen W, Wright Steve E, Rodger Susan, Bartley Paul, Innes Elisabeth A
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Ovine toxoplasmosis, caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, was first described in 1954 and while the incidence of ovine infection is difficult to define, it has been reported that in the UK it is responsible for between 1 and 2% of neonatal losses per annum. Recent reports have suggested that sheep persistently infected with T. gondii may pass infection to the fetus in subsequent...
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