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Retrospective Serological Evidence of High Exposure of Globally Relevant Zoonotic Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii in The Latvian Population

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|Apr 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2019-0023 | Journal eISSN: 2255-890X | Journal ISSN: 1407-009X
Language: English
Page range: 146 - 151
Submitted on: Nov 1, 2018
Accepted on: Feb 20, 2019
Published on: Apr 7, 2019
Published by: Latvian Academy of Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2019 Gunita Deksne, Vija Veisa, Dace Rezeberga, Ludmila Vīksna, Angelika Krūmiņa, published by Latvian Academy of Sciences
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