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Toxoplasmosis outbreak caused by north American genotypes in captive black-tufted marmosets in southern Brazil.
Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports - 1 Jan 2024
Marian Lucas, Withoeft Jéssica Aline, Fornara Maria Augusta, Pandolfo Gustavo Willian, D'ambroso Fernandes Fagner, Vogel Fernanda Silveira Flores, Zapala Milene Pugliese, Casagrande Renata Assis
Abstract excerpt
In this study, we describe an outbreak of toxoplasmosis in an enclosure of five Callithrix penicillata in Southern Brazil. The marmosets were found dead and submitted to necropsy and histopathology. Liver, spleen, and lungs were frozen and sent for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and nested-PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii. Necropsy revealed a liver with a...
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