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Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii in wastewater and surface water in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China using real-time PCR and multilocus genotyping.
Scientific reports - 31 Mar 2022
Lass Anna, Kontogeorgos Ioannis, Ma Liqing, Zhang Xueyong, Li Xiuping, Karanis Panagiotis
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite, causing one of the most prevalent parasitic infections in the world. In the present study water sources of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), China, where the hygienic infrastructure is still developing, were investigated. A total of 214 water samples of 10 L volume, were collected from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), a slaughterhouse and rivers. The samples were...
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