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Recent epidemiologic, clinical, subclinical and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii infections in bats.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Nov 2021
Yang Yurong, Xin Shilin, Murata Fernando H A, Cerqueira-Cézar Camila K, Kwok Oliver C H, Su Chunlei, Dubey Jitender P
Abstract excerpt
The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii infects virtually all warm-blooded animals, including bats. Depending on the diet, bats are classified as frugivorous, insectivorous, omnivorous, hematophagous, nectarivorous and carnivorous. The seroprevalence of T. gondii was higher in insectivores bats than fructivores bats. Owls, eagles, and cats can be predators of bats. Bats may be important in the epidemiology of T. gondii...
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