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Toxoplasmosis in a free-ranging hairy dwarf porcupine (Sphiggurus spinosus) with a potential novel genotype.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Sept 2022
Santos Alessandra Loureiro Morales Dos, Navas-Suárez Pedro Enrique, Guerra Juliana Mariotti, Ervedosa Ticiana Brasil, Rivas Luana, Joppert Adriana, Machado Eduardo Ferreira, Ressio Rodrigo Albergaria, Jesus Isis Paixão de, Carvalho Julia de, Matsumoto Patricia Sayuri Silvestre, Figueiredo Ketlyn Bolsachini, Catão-Dias José Luiz, Fernandes Natália Coelho Couto de Azevedo
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the ubiquitous coccidia Toxoplasma gondii. Rodents play an important role in maintaining its life cycle, as they are one of the main diet sources for felids (wild and domestic), the unique definitive hosts. However, reports of toxoplasmosis in porcupines (Order Rodentia) are uncommon, with gaps concerning its pathophysiology. South America is the continent with the...
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