Toxoplasma gondii genotypes and frequency in domestic cats from Romania.
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Date publication
août 2024
Journal
BMC veterinary research
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr VILLENA Isabelle
Tous les auteurs :
Györke A, Balea A, Borșan S, Su C, Jiang T, Magdaș C, Mărcuțan D, Blaga R, Mircean V, Villena I, Spano F, Briciu V, Cozma V
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Résumé
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite with a heteroxenus life cycle that involves felids as the definitive hosts and any warm-blooded animal, including humans, as intermediate hosts. Cats are key players in parasite transmission as they are capable of shedding high numbers of oocysts in their feces that contaminate the environment.
Mots clés
Toxoplasma, Cats, Genotypes, Romania
Référence
BMC Vet Res. 2024 08 17;20(1):369