Occurrence of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in sheep naturally infected and slaughtered in abattoirs in Pernambuco, Brazil

The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and to detect genomic DNA of the parasite in the reproductive organs, fetuses and fetal membranes of sheep in slaughterhouses in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. The Indirect Immunofluorescence technique (IF...

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Main Authors: Mauro J.G. Bezerra, Jefferson A.L.O. Cruz, Eugênio S. Kung, José G. Silva, André S. Santos, Érica P.B.X. Moraes, José W. Pinheiro Junior, Rinaldo A. Mota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Patologia Animal (CBPA)
Series:Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2014000400005&lng=en&tlng=en