rROP2 from Toxoplasma gondii as a potential vaccine against oocyst shedding in domestic cats

Abstract The aim of the present study was to evaluate oocyst shedding in cats immunized by nasal route with T. gondii proteins ROP2. Twelve short hair cats (Felis catus) were divided in three groups G1, G2 and G3 (n=4). Animals from G1 received 100 μg of rROP2 proteins plus 20 μg of Quil-A, G2 recei...

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Main Authors: Dauton Luiz Zulpo, Michelle Igarashi, Ana Sue Sammi, Joeleni Rosa dos Santos, João Pedro Sasse, Ivo Alexandre Leme da Cunha, Alessandra Taroda, Luiz Daniel de Barros, Jonatas Campos de Almeida, Mark Christopher Jenkins, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, João Luis Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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