Shedding proportion of Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts in feral cats and soil contamination in Oyo State, Nigeria
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DOI: 10.1016/j.parepi.2020.e00181
Abstract: Toxoplasmosis, a disease caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is transmitted through several hosts with cats serving as its definitive host. Oocysts are released with cat faeces into the environment (e.g. soil); an… read more here.
Keywords: gondii; gondii like; cats soil; like oocysts ... See more keywords
Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii ‐like oocyst shedding in feral and owned cats in Damascus, Syria
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DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16683
Abstract: Abstract Background The incidence of toxoplasmosis in humans in Syria indicates an increase in the number of infections with this disease. Cats are the only definitive host of Toxoplasma gondii and excrete environmentally resistant oocysts… read more here.
Keywords: gondii like; like oocyst; prevalence; owned cats ... See more keywords