Journal of
Parasitology and Vector Biology

  • Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Vector Biol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2510
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPVB
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 202

Full Length Research Paper

Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughtered pigs, cattle and goats for human consumption in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Sanata Bamba
  • Sanata Bamba
  • Department of Parasitology-Mycology, University Hospital Sanou Souro, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Wilfried Wenceslas Bazié
  • Wilfried Wenceslas Bazié
  • Department of Clinical Research, Centre Muraz Research Institute, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Moussa Lingani
  • Moussa Lingani
  • Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Yacouba Sourabié
  • Yacouba Sourabié
  • Laboratory of Immunology, University Hospital Sanou Souro, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Issiaka Sombié
  • Issiaka Sombié
  • Department of Epidemiology, Higher Institute of Health Sciences, Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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Jean Louis Ndiaye
  • Jean Louis Ndiaye
  • Laboratory of Parasitology-Mycology, University Cheikh anta Diop, Dakar/ Sénégal.
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Zékiba Tarnagda
  • Zékiba Tarnagda
  • Laboratory of Immunology and Molecular Biology, Research Institute for Health Sciences, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 23 April 2017
  •  Accepted: 19 June 2017
  •  Published: 31 August 2017

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