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Prevalence and genotype identification of Toxoplasma gondii in wild animals from southwestern Spain.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jan 2015
Calero-Bernal Rafael, Saugar José M, Frontera Eva, Pérez-Martín Juan E, Habela Miguel A, Serrano Francisco J, Reina David, Fuentes Isabel
Abstract excerpt
We used PCR to detect Toxoplasma gondii in the principal game species in southwestern Spain. We detected T. gondii in 32.2% of animals tested. Prevalences varied from 14.7% in wild boar (Sus scrofa) to 51.2% in red fox (Vulpes vulpes). The most prevalent genotype was type II (50.0%), followed by type III (20.6%) and type I (5.9%). Mixed infections (11.8%) were detected in wild boar (types I+III) and red fox...
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