Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum contaminations in poultry eggs: molecular surveillance in three different geographical regions of Iran

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are important protozoan parasites with worldwide distribution among warm-blooded animals. Moreover, T. gondii is a zoonotic parasite that infects humans. Poultries are important intermediated hosts of T. gondii and N. caninum. However, littl...

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Main Authors: Salar Maani, Kavous Solhjoo, Mohammad Aref Bagherzadeh, Ahmadreza Bazmjoo, Hooshmand Ghorbaani Barnaaji, Hamed Mir, Fares Bahrami, Seyedeh Zahra Khademi, Morteza Shams, Amir Abdoli, Fatemeh Ghaffarifar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-02-01
Series:Food Safety and Risk
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40550-023-00103-1