Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous apicomplexan parasite of warm-blooded animals and humans. However, limited information is available about T. gondii infection in wild birds. In this study, 239 wild birds were collected from Hunan province of China, including 38 chestnut bunting, 44 olive-backed pipit, 26 yellow-breasted bunting, and 131 tree sparrows. Genomic DNA of brain tissues were extracted and assayed by B1 gene, and the positive samples were genotyped at 10 genetic markers [SAG1, SAG2 (5′+3′ SAG2, alter. SAG2), SAG3, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8,...
