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Abortion outbreak in a sheep flock caused by Toxoplasma gondii clonal type III.
Parasitology research - 1 Sept 2022
Henker Luan Cleber, Silveira Flores Vogel Fernanda, Santana de Cecco Bianca, Ribeiro Dos Santos Igor, Roman Isac Junior, D'ambroso Fernandes Fagner, Genro Cony Fernanda, Petinatti Pavarini Saulo, Driemeier David
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is a major cause of reproductive losses in small ruminants in several countries. We describe here an outbreak of T. gondii-associated abortion in sheep in Southern Brazil. The flock was comprised of 55 adult sheep, and late-term abortions and stillbirths were detected in 15/36 (41.66%) gestating ewes. Serum samples collected from 45 sheep were tested for T. gondii through indirect...
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