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Isolation and RFLP Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Range Chickens (Gallus domesticus) in Grenada, West Indies, Revealed Widespread and Dominance of Clonal Type III Parasites.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Feb 2017
Chikweto Alfred, Sharma Ravindra N, Tiwari Keshaw P, Verma Shiv K, Calero-Bernal Rafael, Jiang Tiantian, Su Chunlei, Kwok Oliver C, Dubey Jitender P
Abstract excerpt
The objectives of the present cross-sectional study were to isolate and genotype Toxoplasma gondii in free-range chickens from Grenada, West Indies. Using the modified agglutination test, antibodies to T. gondii were found in 39 (26.9%) of 145 free-range chickens with titers of 25 in 7 chickens, 50 in 6 chickens, 100 in 2 chickens, and 200 or higher in 24 chickens. The hearts of the 39 seropositive chickens were...
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