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Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii and Sarcocystis spp. in road-killed wild mammals from the Central Western Region of the State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Richini-Pereira Virgínia Bodelão, Marson Pâmela Merlo, Silva Rodrigo Costa da, Langoni Helio
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INTRODUCTION:: Road-killed wild animals host zoonotic pathogens such as Toxoplasma gondii, offering a new opportunity for the epidemiological study of these infectious organisms. METHODS: This investigation aimed to determine the presence of T. gondii and other apicomplexan parasites in tissue samples of 64 road-killed wild animals, using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Positive samples were then typed by...
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