| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in chickens in durango state, mexico. | abstract little is known concerning the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in chickens (gallus domesticus) in mexico. antibodies to t. gondii were determined in 519 chickens in durango, mexico using the modified agglutination test (mat). two groups (a, b) of chickens were sampled. group a chickens (n=51) were raised in backyards in 7 municipalities in 3 geographical regions in durango state. group b chickens were raised in farms in the mexican states of sinaloa (n=289) and nayarit ( ... | 2011 | 22014023 |
| isolation of toxoplasma gondii from animals in durango, mexico. | little is known concerning the epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection in people and animals in rural mexico. serum samples and tissues from 150 dogs (canis familaris), 150 cats (felis catus), 65 opossums (didelphis virginianus), 249 rats (rattus spp.), 127 mice (mus musculus), and 69 squirrels (spermophilus variegatus) from the durango area were evaluated for t. gondii infection. using a modified agglutination test and a serum dilution of 1:25, antibodies to this parasite were found in 68 ( ... | 2009 | 18925790 |