Endemicity of Toxoplasma infection and its associated risk factors in Cebu, Philippines

Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez; Chadinne Girlani R. Busmeon; Alexa Renee G. Viernes; Jorim Z. Langbid; Johanne P. Nuevarez; Adrian P. Ybañez; Yoshifumi Nishikawa

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0217989

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Endemicity of Toxoplasma infection and its associated risk factors in Cebu, Philippines

Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines
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Chadinne Girlani R. Busmeon,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines
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Alexa Renee G. Viernes,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines
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Jorim Z. Langbid,

Roles Methodology

Affiliation Institute of Molecular Parasitology and Protozoan Diseases at Main Campus and College of Veterinary Medicine at Barili Campus, Cebu Technological University, Cebu City, Philippines
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Johanne P. Nuevarez,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Institute of Molecular Parasitology and Protozoan Diseases at Main Campus and College of Veterinary Medicine at Barili Campus, Cebu Technological University, Cebu City, Philippines, College of Medicine, University of the Visayas, Banilad, Cebu City, Philippines
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Adrian P. Ybañez,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines, Institute of Molecular Parasitology and Protozoan Diseases at Main Campus and College of Veterinary Medicine at Barili Campus, Cebu Technological University, Cebu City, Philippines
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Yoshifumi Nishikawa

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: nisikawa@obihiro.ac.jp

Affiliation National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-6377

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Endemicity of Toxoplasma infection and its associated risk factors in Cebu, Philippines

Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez,
Chadinne Girlani R. Busmeon,
Alexa Renee G. Viernes,
Jorim Z. Langbid,
Johanne P. Nuevarez,
Adrian P. Ybañez,
Yoshifumi Nishikawa

Published: June 12, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217989

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