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High prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii oocyst shedding in stray and pet cats (Felis catus) in Virginia, United States
BACKGROUND: The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, with complications varying from mental disease to death. While human infection can occur via ingestion of tissue cysts from infected meat, most human infection comes from oocysts. Cats are the only definitive host,...
Autores principales: | Lilly, Emily L, Wortham, Caroline D |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3849917/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24330950 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-6-266 |
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