Prevalence and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii DNA in retail fresh meats in Canada
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite which infects a wide variety of mammals and birds worldwide, including humans. Human toxoplasmosis is primarily transmitted through the ingestion of tissue cysts in raw or poorly cooked meat and organs of infected animals, or through the ingestion of oocysts...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-12-01
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Series: | Food and Waterborne Parasitology |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676618300155 |