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Detection and dissemination of Toxoplasma gondii in experimentally infected calves, a single test does not tell the whole story
18 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
Although the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in bovine tissues is rare, beef might be an important source of human infection. The use of molecular techniques, such as magnetic capture qPCR (MC-qPCR), in combination with the gold standard method for isolating the parasite (mouse bioassay), may increase the sensitivity of T. gondii detection in infected cattle. The risk of transmission of the parasite to humans from...
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