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Prevalence and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in retail fresh meats in Canada
8 Nov 2018
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite which infects a wide variety of mammals and birds worldwide, including humans. Human toxoplasmosis is primarily transmitted through the ingestion of tissue cysts in raw or poorly cooked meat and organs of infected animals, or through the ingestion of oocysts in food, water or soil contaminated with cat faeces. There is a distinct paucity of information on the prevalence...
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