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Chen, X., Ye, M., Zhou, YH. et al. High seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii and HIV-1 co-infection among drug users in Yunnan province, southwest China. Sci. China Life Sci. 59, 857–859 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11427-015-0358-y
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