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. 1969 Apr 25;164(3878):431-2.
doi: 10.1126/science.164.3878.431.

Toxoplasma gondii: transmission through feces in absence of Toxocara cati eggs

H G Sheffield, M L Melton

Toxoplasma gondii: transmission through feces in absence of Toxocara cati eggs

H G Sheffield et al. Science. .

Abstract

When incubated at room temperature (23 degrees C) for 3 to 14 days, feces from cats infected 4 to 8 days with Toxoplasma gondii, and free of Toxocara cati eggs, produced toxoplasmosis in mice. Results indicate that the nematode egg is not necessary for transmission of the parasite.

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