Predominance of atypical genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in free-roaming chickens in St. Kitts, West Indies.
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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
Lien Pubmed
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