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Occurrence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and its isolation and genotyping in donkeys, mules, and horses in Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Apr 2015
Gennari Solange M, Esmerini Patrícia de O, Lopes Marcos G, Soares Herbert S, Vitaliano Sérgio N, Cabral Aline D, Pena Hilda F J, Horta Maurício C, Cavalcante Paulo H, Fortes Kleber P, Villalobos Eliana M C
Abstract excerpt
The occurrence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii was determined in donkeys, mules, and horses from different regions of Brazil. Serum samples from 304 donkeys (67.11%), 118 horses (26.05%), and 31 mules (6.84%) were analyzed by means of the indirect fluorescent antibody test (cutoff=64). Antibodies against T. gondii were detected in 129 equids (28.47%) (82 donkeys, 32 horses, and 15 mules). Tissue samples...
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