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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and direct genotyping using minisequencing in free-range pigs in Burkina Faso.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Aug 2016
Bamba Sanata, Halos Lénaïg, Tarnagda Zékiba, Alanio Alexandre, Macé Pauline, Moukoury Sandrine, Sangaré Ibrahim, Guiguemdé Robert, Costa Jean-Marc, Bretagne Stéphane
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Swine are a major source of meat for humans. As such, they can play an important role in the epidemiology of human toxoplasmosis. Therefore, we performed an epidemiological study to determine the prevalence and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in Burkina Fasan swine. METHODS: The prevalence of T. gondii infection was evaluated in a 3-month prospective study at the slaughterhouse of Bobo-Dioulasso,...
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