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Rare case of acute toxoplasmosis in a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Brazil associated with the type BrIII Brazilian clonal lineage of Toxoplasma gondii.
Parasitology research - 1 Oct 2017
do Nascimento Lismara Castro, Pena Hilda Fátima Jesus, Leite Filho Ronaldo Viana, Argenta Fernando Froner, Alves Bruna Farias, Oliveira Solange, Gennari Solange Maria, Driemeier David
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Toxoplasmosis is a widely distributed disease that infects birds and mammals, including humans. Acute clinical course of toxoplasmosis is considered to be rare among domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). The aim of this study was to present the first report of fatal acute disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii type BrIII genotype, a typical Brazilian clonal lineage, in a domestic rabbit. T. gondii was identified...
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