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Research Note: Prevalence and zoonotic concern of Blastocystis in farmed chickens in southern China.
Poultry science - 1 Dec 2022
Liu Xuehan, Ni Fuzhen, Li Junqiang, Wang Rongjun, Yang Xuefeng, Ge Yaming, Zhang Longxian, Qi Meng
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Blastocystis is a gastrointestinal protozoan parasite commonly reported in humans and animals globally, including poultry, and it can cause zoonotic transmission of blastocystosis. However, comprehensive information is not available on the prevalence, subtype distribution and zoonotic potential of Blastocystis in chickens in China. In this study, a total of 1,000 individual fecal samples of free-range broiler...
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