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ISOLATION AND GENOTYPING OF Toxoplasma gondii IN SERONEGATIVE URBAN RATS AND PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES IN COMMUNICATING DOGS IN BRAZIL.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2016
Ruffolo Bruno Bergamo, Toledo Roberta dos Santos, Martins Felippe Danyel Cardoso, Bugni Felipe Monteiro, Costa Letícia da, Marana Elizabete Regina Marangoni, Navarro Italmar Teodorico, Garcia João Luis, Su Chunlei, Freire Roberta Lemos
Abstract excerpt
The role of rodents in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis was investigated in Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil. One hundred and eighty-one Rattus rattus and one Mus musculus were caught in 37 places. Blood and tissues were collected and submitted to the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and the bioassay. Serum samples from 61 contacting dogs were also collected. Sixteen rats (8.8%) were positive for...
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