Mapping of the environmental contamination of Toxoplasma gondii by georeferencing isolates from chickens in an endemic area in Southeast Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

Mapping of the environmental contamination of Toxoplasma gondii by georeferencing isolates from chickens in an endemic area in Southeast Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil

The environmental contamination of <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> in an endemic area in Brazil was mapped by georeferencing isolates from chickens in farms in the Southeast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. Tissue samples obtained from 153 adult chickens were analyzed by the mouse bioassay for...

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Main Authors: Luciana Casartelli-Alves, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira, Viviane Cardoso Boechat, Luiz Cláudio Ferreira, João Carlos Araujo Carreira, José Leonardo Nicolau, Eloiza Paula de Freitas Trindade, Julia Novaes de Barros Peixoto, Mônica de Avelar Figueiredo Mafra Magalhães, Raquel de Vasconcellos Carvalhaes de Oliveira, Tânia Maria Pacheco Schubach, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-05-01
Series:Geospatial Health
Subjects:
T. gondii
Chickens
Environmental contamination
Kernel density estimator
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/311

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