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Detection and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in feces of domestic cats in Colombia.
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2020
Zamora-Vélez Alejandro, Triviño Jessica, Cuadrado-Ríos Sebastián, Lora-Suarez Fabiana, Enrique Gómez-Marín Jorge
Abstract excerpt
The high prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the human population in Colombia has been linked to the existence of a high density of urban stray cats, exposing the whole population to a high density of oocysts. The goal of this study was to determine the DNA prevalence of T. gondii by conventional PCR and to phylogenetically analyze ROP18 sequences from positive samples in domestic cat (Felis catus) fecal samples...
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