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Molecular Detection and Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from Pigs for Human Consumption in Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces, Eastern China.
Foodborne pathogens and disease - 1 Oct 2022
Sun Hong-Chao, Fu Yuan, Yuan Xiu-Fang, Li Jun-Xing, Xu Li-Hua, Zhang Jia-Ning, Yu Bin, Huang Jing, Qi Meng, Shi Tuan-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide. Ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing tissue cysts of T. gondii is one major source of transmission of this parasite. It is important to guarantee the meat quality of China since our pork industry produces about half of the world's pork. In this study, a total of 746 pig samples were collected from Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces in...
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