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First isolation and RFLP genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous-Linnaeus, 1766).
Acta tropica - 1 May 2017
de Almeida Jonatas Campos, de Melo Renata Pimentel Bandeira, de Morais Pedrosa Camila, da Silva Santos Marcelo, de Barros Luiz Daniel, Garcia João Luis, Porto Wagnner José Nascimento, Mota Rinaldo Aparecido
Abstract excerpt
Wild animals may play an important role in the transmission and maintenance of Toxoplasma gondii in the environment. The purpose of the present study was to isolate and genotype T. gondii from a free-ranging crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous-Linnaeus, 1766). A crab-eating fox in critical health condition was attended in a veterinary hospital in Recife, Pernambuco State, Brazil. The animal died despite emergency...
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