The Prevalence of Toxoplasma Infection among Free-Ranging Chickens in Southern Iran Using IFA and Nested-PCR

Background: As consumption of chicken meat may be as one of the sources of human infection, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of T. gondii in farm chickens (Gallus gallus domesti­cus) in Shiraz, southern Iran. Methods: Two hundred and thirty one blood samples were collected from...

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Main Authors: Q Asgari, MH Motazedian, B Esmaeelzadeh, M Kalantari, GhR Hatam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2009-12-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Parasitology
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/114

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