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Toxoplasmosis in geese and detection of two new atypical Toxoplasma gondii strains from naturally infected Canada geese (Branta canadensis).
Parasitology research - 1 May 2016
Verma Shiv Kumar, Calero-Bernal Rafael, Cerqueira-Cézar Camila K, Kwok Oliver C H, Dudley Mike, Jiang Tiantian, Su Chunlei, Hill Dolores, Dubey Jitender P
Abstract excerpt
Wild birds are important in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis because they can serve as reservoir hosts, and vectors of zoonotic pathogens including Toxoplasma gondii. Canada goose (Branta canadensis) is the most widespread geese in North America. Little is known concerning T. gondii infection in both migratory, and local resident populations of Canada geese. Here, we evaluated the seroprevalence, isolation, and...
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