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EPIDEMIOLOGIC AND PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTIONS IN BEARS (URSUS SPP.): A 50 YEAR REVIEW INCLUDING RECENT GENETIC EVIDENCE.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 May 2021
Dubey J P, Murata F H A, Cerqueira-Cézar C K, Kwok O C H, Su C
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide. The present review summarizes worldwide information on the prevalence of clinical and subclinical infections, epidemiology, and genetic diversity of T. gondii infections in bears. Seroprevalence estimates of T. gondii in black bears (Ursus americanus) are one of the highest of all animals. In Pennsylvania, seroprevalence is around 80% and...
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