[HTML][HTML] Zoonotic diseases: Toxoplasma gondii: How an Amazonian parasite became an Inuit health issue

SJ Reiling, BR Dixon - Canada Communicable Disease Report, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that originated in the Amazon. Felids (mammals
in the cat family) are the only definitive hosts. These animals shed large numbers of …

Serological and molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in terrestrial and marine wildlife harvested for food in Nunavik, Canada

N Bachand, A Ravel, P Leighton, C Stephen, M Ndao… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoan parasite, infects mammals and birds
worldwide. Infection in humans is often asymptomatic, though illnesses can occur in …

Toxoplasmosis in northern regions

É Bouchard, P Jokelainen, R Sharma, H Fenton… - Arctic One health …, 2022 - Springer
The apicomplexan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, has a worldwide distribution, and it can
infect virtually all warm-blooded animals, including wildlife, domestic animals, and humans …

ESTIMATING TOXOPLASMA GONDII EXPOSURE IN ARCTIC FOXES (VULPES LAGOPUS) WHILE NAVIGATING THE IMPERFECT WORLD OF WILDLIFE …

SA Elmore, G Samelius, B Al-Adhami… - Journal of wildlife …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
Although the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is ubiquitous in birds and mammals
worldwide, the full suite of hosts and transmission routes is not completely understood …

[HTML][HTML] Pathology, clinical signs, and tissue distribution of Toxoplasma gondii in experimentally infected reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

É Bouchard, R Sharma, N Bachand… - International Journal for …, 2017 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite found in vertebrates worldwide for which felids
serve as definitive hosts. Despite low densities of felids in northern Canada, Inuit people in …

Toxoplasma gondii in Circumpolar People and Wildlife

SA Elmore, EJ Jenkins, KP Huyvaert… - Vector-Borne and …, 2012 - liebertpub.com
Despite extensive worldwide surveillance in populations of both people and wildlife,
relatively little is known about Toxoplasma gondii ecology in the circumpolar north. Many …

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Nunavik Inuit (Canada)

V Messier, B Levesque, JF Proulx… - Zoonoses and public …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
As a result of their intimate contact with the land and their nutritional habits, the Inuit of
Nunavik are considered to be at risk from zoonotic infections. To better understand the risk …

Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Marine Otters (Lontra felina) and Domestic Cats (Felis catus) in an Arid Environment in Chile

C Calvo-Mac, AC Gutleb, S Contal… - Journal of wildlife …, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide-distributed protozoon that infects warm-blooded animals.
We determined T. gondii exposure in one marine otter (Lontra felina) and four domestic cats …

Exposure to Toxoplasma gondii in Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and Flightless Cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi) in the Galapagos Islands …

SL Deem, J Merkel, L Ballweber… - Journal of Wildlife …, 2010 - meridian.allenpress.com
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common protozoan parasites of humans and warm-
blooded animals. Members of the family Felidae are the only definitive hosts of this parasite …

Toxoplasma gondii, Source to Sea: Higher Contribution of Domestic Felids to Terrestrial Parasite Loading Despite Lower Infection Prevalence

E VanWormer, PA Conrad, MA Miller, AC Melli… - EcoHealth, 2013 - Springer
Environmental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii, a global zoonotic parasite, adversely
impacts human and animal health. Toxoplasma is a significant cause of mortality in …