Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Chickens (Gallus domesticus): Prevalence, Clinical Disease, Diagnosis and Public Health Significance

JP Dubey - Zoonoses and public health, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Chickens are considered one of the most important hosts in the epidemiology of
Toxoplasma gondii infection because they are an efficient source of infection for cats that …

Epidemiologic significance of Toxoplasma gondii infections in chickens (Gallus domesticus): the past decade

JP Dubey, HFJ Pena, CK Cerqueira-Cézar… - Parasitology, 2020 - cambridge.org
Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide. Domestic free-
range chickens (Gallus domesticus) are excellent sentinels of environmental contamination …

The history and life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii

JP Dubey - Toxoplasma gondii, 2014 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii has a complex life cycle with multiple forms. Intermediate hosts such as
humans are infected by sporozoites in oocysts or bradyzoites in pseudocysts whereas the …

Genetic diversity, clonality and sexuality in Toxoplasma gondii

D Ajzenberg, AL Banuls, C Su, A Dumetre… - International journal for …, 2004 - Elsevier
The majority of Toxoplasma gondii strains from a variety of human and animal sources have
been grouped into three highly clonal but closely related lineages. The low occurrence of …

[HTML][HTML] Genetic divergence of Toxoplasma gondii strains associated with ocular toxoplasmosis, Brazil

A Khan, C Jordan, C Muccioli, AL Vallochi… - Emerging infectious …, 2006 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Previous studies have shown a high prevalence of toxoplasmosis and the frequent
occurrence of ocular disease in Brazil. To identify the genotypes of parasite strains …

Molecular genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from Central and South America revealed high diversity within and between populations

C Rajendran, C Su, JP Dubey - Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 2012 - Elsevier
Recent population studies revealed that a few major clonal lineages of Toxoplasma gondii
dominate in different geographical regions. The Type II and III lineages are widespread in all …

Toxoplasma gondii infection in cats from São Paulo state, Brazil: seroprevalence, oocyst shedding, isolation in mice, and biologic and molecular characterization

HFJ Pena, RM Soares, M Amaku, JP Dubey… - Research in veterinary …, 2006 - Elsevier
Cats are the most important hosts in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infections in
humans and animals. Serologic and parasitological prevalence of T. gondii were …

Validation of the modified agglutination test for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in free-range chickens by using cat and mouse bioassay

JP Dubey, E Laurin, OCH Kwowk - Parasitology, 2016 - cambridge.org
The modified agglutination test (MAT) is one of the most commonly used tests for the
detection of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in animal and human sera. The objective of the …

Direct genotyping of animal and human isolates of Toxoplasma gondii from Colombia (South America)

C Gallego, C Saavedra-Matiz, JE Gómez-Marín - Acta tropica, 2006 - Elsevier
Genetic analysis of the SAG2 locus was performed to determine the prevalence of the main
genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii (SAG2 types I, II, and III) associated with humans, cats …

CHARACTERIZATION OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ISOLATES IN FREE-RANGE CHICKENS FROM AMAZON, BRAZIL

JP Dubey, SM Gennari, MB Labruna… - Journal of …, 2006 - meridian.allenpress.com
The prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-ranging chickens is a good indicator of the
prevalence of T. gondii oocysts in the soil because chickens feed from the ground. The …