In-vivo efficacy of toltrazuril on experimentally induced Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts in lambs: A novel strategy for prevention of human exposure to meat-borne toxoplasmosis

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 269-276

  Kul, Oguz ^a   Yildiz, Kader ^a   Ocal, Naci ^a   Freyre, Alvaro ^b   Deniz, Abdulkerim ^c   Karahan, Siyami ^c   Atmaca, Hasan Tarik ^a   Gokpinar, Sami ^a   Dincel, Gungor Cagdas ^a   Uzunalioĝlu, Tuba ^a   Terzi, Osman Safa ^a  

^a Kidotlessridotlesskkale University   (Turkey)

^b Department of Parasitology   (Uruguay)

^c BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Food borne; Human; Lamb; Tissue cyst; Toltrazuril; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; TOLTRAZURIL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST (RESTING STAGE); DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VIVO STUDY; INOCULATION; LAMB; MACROPHAGE MIGRATION; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE COUNT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMITENDINOUS MUSCLE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; COCCIDIOSTATS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEAT; SEROLOGIC TESTS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL; TRIAZINES;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 84873703023     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.08.001     Document Type: Article

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