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Molecular detection and phylogeny of Hepatozoon ophisauri and Toxoplasma gondii in wild lizards from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Folia microbiologica - 1 Feb 2026

Ghafar Sidra, Khan Asmat Ullah, Khalid Mustansar, Haq Sami Ul, Ullah Saeed, Basit Umaima, Muqaddas Hira, Mohammed Ibrahim Abbas, Mahdi Ayat Ammar, Khan Adil, Said Mourad Ben, Iqbal Furhan

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Despite Pakistan's rich reptilian diversity, wild lizards have largely been unexplored for vector-borne parasites. This study reports the prevalence and phylogenetic assessment of Hepatozoon ophisauri and Toxoplasma gondii DNA in the blood samples of 101 wild lizards from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, captured at altitudes of 1200 to 2250 m above sea level between March 2022 and June 2023. PCR-based molecular...

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PMID: 39985744
DOI: 10.1007/s12223-025-01250-y

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