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Fatal toxoplasmosis in Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Penguin Island, Western Australia

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  • 1. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Kensington, WA, Australia
  • 2. Econumerics Consultants, Hilton, WA, Australia & College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia & Mineral Resources Limited, Perth, WA, Australia
  • 3. Department of Diagnostic Genomics, Pathwest Laboratory Medicine, QEII Medical Centre, Nedlands, WA, Australia
  • 4. College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia & Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, 6009, WA, Australia
  • 5. College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia

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Campbell, Kym, Paparini, Andrea, Gomez, Adriana Botero, Cannell, Belinda, Stephens, Nahiid (2022): Fatal toxoplasmosis in Little Penguins (Eudyptula minor) from Penguin Island, Western Australia. International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 17: 211-217, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.02.006, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2022.02.006

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