Parasites in brains of wild rodents (Arvicolinae and Murinae) in the city of Leipzig, Germany

Small rodents serve as intermediate or paratenic hosts for a variety of parasites and may participate in the transmission of these parasites into synanthropic cycles. Parasites with neuroinvasive stages, such as Toxoplasma gondii or Toxocara canis, can cause detrimental damage in the brain of interm...

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Main Authors: Patrick Waindok, Gökben Özbakış-Beceriklisoy, Elisabeth Janecek-Erfurth, Andrea Springer, Martin Pfeffer, Michael Leschnik, Christina Strube
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213224419301476