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Toxoplasma gondii infection in meat-producing small ruminants: Meat juice serology and genotyping.
Parasitology international - 1 Jun 2020
Gazzonis Alessia Libera, Zanzani Sergio Aurelio, Villa Luca, Manfredi Maria Teresa
Abstract excerpt
The consumption of ovine and caprine meat is considered one of the major transmission routes for Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans. The present study aimed at obtaining epidemiological and molecular data on T. gondii infection in small ruminants slaughtered or commercialized in Italy. Meat juices from 227 sheep and 51 goats were analyzed with a commercial ELISA and antibodies were detected in 28.6% sheep and...
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