[A simple method for determining the presence of Toxoplasma gondii (Eucoccidia: Sarcocystidae) in meat].
Presence of T. gondii in meat from several sources was determined by traditional methods and by a new simplified method in which animals are fed meat directly without any previous treatment with artificial gastric fluid. Tissues are ground and the animals ingest them naturally. Determination of Toxoplasma in lungs or brain (as well as by specific antibody test), showed no statistically significant differences between both methods.
Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales, (CIET). Dept. Parasitología, Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D016266:Food Parasitology; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D051379:Mice; D013997:Time Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*