Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in chicken and soil of chicken farms in Nanjing region, China

Abstract Background Soil is increasingly recognized as an important source in the transmission of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of T. gondii in the soil and to grasp the relationships between the contamination of soil and chicken infections. Met...

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Main Authors: Xin-Chao Liu, Yu He, Deng-Ge Han, Zhen-Chao Zhang, Ke Li, Shuai Wang, Li-Xin Xu, Ruo-Feng Yan, Xiang-Rui Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-017-0277-3