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Toxoplasma gondii: prevalence and characterization of new genotypes in free-range chickens from south Brazil.
Parasitology research - 1 Mar 2018
Vieira Fernando Emmanuel Gonçalves, Sasse João Pedro, Minutti Ana Flávia, Miura Ana Carolina, de Barros Luiz Daniel, Cardim Sergio Tosi, Martins Thais Agostinho, de Seixas Mércia, Yamamura Milton Issashi, Su Chunlei, Garcia João Luis
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Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite that can infect all warm-blooded animals including humans. Recent studies showed that T. gondii strains from South America are genetically diverse. The present work aimed to determine T. gondii prevalence in free-ranging chicken in northwest Parana state in Brazil by two serological tests, to isolate the parasites from seropositive chickens and to genotype the...
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