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Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii in South America: occurrence, immunity, and fate of infection.
Parasites & vectors - 19 Dec 2023
Brito Ramayana Morais de Medeiros, de Lima Bessa Gabriella, Bastilho Alexandre Lazoski, Dantas-Torres Filipe, de Andrade-Neto Valter Ferreira, Bueno Lilian Lacerda, Fujiwara Ricardo Toshio, Magalhães Luisa M D
Abstract excerpt
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite with a worldwide distribution. Toxoplasma gondii infections are of great concern for public health, and their impact is usually most severe in pregnant women and their foetuses, and in immunocompromised individuals. Displaying considerable genetic diversity, T. gondii strains differ widely according to geographical location, with archetypal strains predominantly...
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