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Isolation and RFLP genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from the domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) from Grenada, West Indies revealed high genetic variability.
Veterinary parasitology - 8 Nov 2013
Dubey J P, Tiwari K, Chikweto A, Deallie C, Sharma R, Thomas D, Choudhary S, Ferreira L R, Oliveira S, Verma S K, Kwok O C H, Su C
Abstract excerpt
Stray dogs are considered as sentinels in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii because they are carnivores and eat a variety of foods, including garbage. In the present study, tissues and sera of 249 stray dogs (Canis familiaris) from Grenada, West Indies were examined for T. gondii infection. Sera were examined for antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test (MAT); 89 (35.7%) of 249 were...
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