Toxoplasma gondii in sympatric wild herbivores and carnivores: epidemiology of infection in the Western Alps

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite that is able to infect almost all warm blooded animals. In Europe, the domestic cat is the main definitive host. Worldwide, 6 billion people are infected with this parasite. The goal of our research is to evaluate the prevalence of T....

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Main Authors: Ezio Ferroglio, Fabio Bosio, Anna Trisciuoglio, Stefania Zanet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-04-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-196