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Molecular frequency and isolation of cyst-forming coccidia from free ranging chickens in Bahia State, Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 23 Nov 2012
Gonçalves I N, Uzêda R S, Lacerda G A, Moreira R R N, Araújo F R, Oliveira R H M, Corbellini L G, Gondim L F P
Abstract excerpt
The Toxoplasmatinae parasites Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Hammondia spp. have carnivores as definitive hosts that shed the parasite oocysts in their feces. Birds that feed directly from the soil, such as chickens, are exposed to infection and may serve as indicators of the presence of the parasite in the environment and as a source of infection for other animals. The aims of this study were to...
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