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Prevalence, risk factors and genetic characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in sick pigs and stray cats in Jiangsu Province, eastern China.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jun 2018
Hou Zhao-Feng, Su Shi-Jie, Liu Dan-Dan, Wang Le-le, Jia Chuan-Li, Zhao Zhen-Xing, Ma Yi-Fei, Li Qiao-Qiao, Xu Jin-Jun, Tao Jian-Ping
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoan with a worldwide distribution. The parasites in edible tissues of pigs and oocysts from cats are the major sources of T. gondii infection in humans. However, there are no data from sick pigs in veterinary clinics or from stray cats in Jiangsu Province, eastern China. In total, biological samples from 141 sick pigs and 64 stray cats were collected...
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