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Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial and marine wildlife harvested for food in Nunavik, Canada

BACKGROUND: Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in immunocompromised hosts and the fetuses of susceptible women infected during pregnancy. In Nunavik, Canada, 60% of the Inuit pop...

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Autores principales: Bachand, Nicholas, Ravel, André, Leighton, Patrick, Stephen, Craig, Ndao, Momar, Avard, Ellen, Jenkins, Emily
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6448294/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30944016
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3408-9