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Epidemiology and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii in rescued raptors from wildlife rehabilitation centres in Brazil.
BMC veterinary research - 27 Jun 2026
Pena Hilda Fátima Jesus, Guimarães Marta Brito, Milanelo Liliane, Alves Bruna Farias, Oliveira Solange, Abreu Juliana Aizawa Porto, Marcili Arlei, Gennari Solange Maria, Amaku Marcos, Soares Herbert Sousa
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BACKGROUND: Raptors, including the orders Accipitriformes (hawks and kites), Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras), Cathartiformes (New World vultures), and Strigiformes (owls), are found in small forest fragments, parks, vacant lots, outskirts, and open areas within the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. However, few studies have examined the infectious agents that infect them,...
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