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Two viable Toxoplasma gondii isolates from red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) and red kangaroo (M. rufus).
Parasitology international - 1 Feb 2023
Yang Liulu, Xin Shilin, Zhu Niuping, Li Junbao, Su Chunlei, Yang Yurong
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Wallabies and kangaroos are susceptible to Toxoplasma gondii. However, little information concerning T. gondii infection in captive macropods is available. Three dead macropods collected from a zoo exhibited no clinical symptoms associated with toxoplasmosis. Heart fluids were tested for T. gondii antibodies using a modified agglutination test. T. gondii DNA samples derived from macropod tissues were tested by...
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