Monday 20 February 2017

New article: Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dairy and beef cattle: large-scale epidemiological study in Estonia

"Almost one fifth of cattle had serological evidence of exposure to T. gondii in Estonia. This result indicates that the zoonotic parasite is present in the agricultural setting and suggests that cattle-derived products, if consumed without sufficient heat treatment, may serve as sources of T. gondii infections to other hosts, including humans."

Jokelainen P, Tagel M, Mõtus K, Viltrop A, Lassen B. Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in dairy and beef cattle: large-scale epidemiological study in Estonia. Veterinary Parasitology. 2017. [In press, accepted manuscript]
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304401717300638

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