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Isolation and RFLP genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from the mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) in Grenada, West Indies.
Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians - 1 Dec 2013
Choudhary Shanti, Zieger Ulrike, Sharma Ravindra N, Chikweto Alfred, Tiwari Keshaw P, Ferreira Leandra R, Oliveira Solange, Barkley Lovell J, Verma Shiv Kumar, Kwok Oliver C H, Su Chunlei, Dubey J P
Abstract excerpt
Little is known of the genetic diversity and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in wildlife in Caribbean Islands. The prevalence and genetic diversity of T. gondii in mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) was investigated. During 2011 and 2012, 91 mongooses were trapped in different parts of Grenada, bled, euthanized, and examined at necropsy. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 27 mongooses tested by...
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