A hotspot of Toxoplasma gondii Africa 1 lineage in Benin: How new genotypes from West Africa contribute to understand the parasite genetic diversity worldwide.

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A hotspot of Toxoplasma gondii Africa 1 lineage in Benin: How new genotypes from West Africa contribute to understand the parasite genetic diversity worldwide.

PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Feb 2021

Hamidović Azra, Etougbétché Jonas Raoul, Tonouhewa Arétas Babatounde Nounnagnon, Galal Lokman, Dobigny Gauthier, Houémènou Gualbert, Da Zoclanclounon Honoré, Amagbégnon Richard, Laleye Anatole, Fievet Nadine, Piry Sylvain, Berthier Karine, Pena Hilda Fátima Jesus, Dardé Marie-Laure, Mercier Aurélien

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Through international trades, Europe, Africa and South America share a long history of exchanges, potentially of pathogens. We used the worldwide parasite Toxoplasma gondii to test the hypothesis of a historical influence on pathogen genetic diversity in Benin, a West African country with a longstanding sea trade history. In Africa, T. gondii spatial structure is still non-uniformly studied and very few articles...

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008980
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