High prevalence of toxoplasmosis in cats from Egypt: isolation of viable Toxoplasma gondii, tissue distribution, and isolate designation.

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Published in J Parasitol on July 14, 2010

Authors

Y M Al-Kappany1, C Rajendran, L R Ferreira, O C H Kwok, S A Abu-Elwafa, M Hilali, J P Dubey

Author Affiliations

1: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350, USA.

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