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White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a reservoir of a diversity of Toxoplasma gondii strains in the USA and pose a risk to consumers of undercooked venison.
Parasitology - 1 Jun 2020
Dubey J P, Cerqueira-Cézar C K, Murata F H A, Verma S K, Kwok O C H, Pedersen K, Rosenthal B M, Su C
Abstract excerpt
To assess the role of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus, WTD) in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis, we conducted a national survey of WTD across the USA for Toxoplasma gondii infection. To do this, we combined serology with parasite isolation to evaluate the prevalence and genetic diversity of T. gondii in this game species. From October 2012 to March 2019, serum and tissues were collected from 914 WTD...
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