The Prevalence of Toxoplasma Infection among Free-Ranging Chickens in Southern Iran Using IFA and Nested-PCR
Background: As consumption of chicken meat may be as one of the sources of human infection, this study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of T. gondii in farm chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Shiraz, southern Iran. Methods: Two hundred and thirty one blood samples were collected from...
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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2009-12-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
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Online Access: | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/114 |