Toxoplasma gondii in the Subarctic and Arctic
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Toxoplasma gondii in the Subarctic and Arctic
The coccidian protozoan Toxoplasma gondii has a world-wide distribution. It causes toxoplasmosis, a potentially very serious disease to humans and other warm-blooded animals. Infection has in many studies been shown to be rather common in the Nordic countries also, where its prevalence both in domestic animals and wildlife can be explained by contacts with cats and their faeces, cats and wild f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1751-0147
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-52-s1-s7