Toxoplasma gondii in small exotic felids from zoos in Europe and the Middle East: serological prevalence and risk factors
Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii infections and cases of clinical toxoplasmosis have been recorded in zoo animals. Wild felids in human care can serve as definitive hosts that shed oocysts, but also as intermediate hosts for the parasite. Some felid species, such as the Pallas’s cat (Otocolobus...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-09-01
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| Series: | Parasites & Vectors |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3706-2 |