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Date publication

février 2017

Journal

Parasites & vectors

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr VILLENA Isabelle


Tous les auteurs :
Hamilton CM, Kelly PJ, Boey K, Corey TM, Huynh H, Metzler D, Villena I, Su C, Innes EA, Katzer F

Résumé

Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide protozoan parasite of felids which can infect almost all warm-blooded animals, including humans. Free-roaming chickens are good indicators of environmental contamination with T. gondii oocysts because they feed from the ground. Previous research has demonstrated a high seroprevalence of T. gondii in domestic animals on St. Kitts but little is known about the genotypes circulating in the environment.

Mots clés

Chickens, Genotyping, St. Kitts, Toxoplasma gondii, West Indies

Référence

Parasit Vectors. 2017 02 27;10(1):104