Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. in domestic donkeys from Portugal

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania spp. in domestic donkeys from Portugal

Abstract Toxoplasma gondii and Leishmania infantum are zoonotic protozoal parasites. Serum samples were obtained from 186 donkeys (Equus africanus asinus) from Portugal and assessed for antibodies to T. gondii by the modified agglutination test (MAT). For titration of antibodies to Leishmania spp. t...

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Main Authors: Filipa Teixeira Rodrigues, Catarina Pereira, Jitender Prakash Dubey, Miguel Nóvoa, Miguel Quaresma, Henk Schallig, Luís Cardoso, Ana Patrícia Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2019-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Subjects:
Direct agglutination test
donkey
Leishmania infantum
modified agglutination test
Toxoplasma gondii
Portugal
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