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 …

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 …

Population genetics of Toxoplasma gondii: new perspectives from parasite genotypes in wildlife

JM Wendte, AK Gibson, ME Grigg - Veterinary parasitology, 2011 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii, a zoonotic protozoal parasite, is well-known for its global distribution
and its ability to infect virtually all warm-blooded vertebrates. Nonetheless, attempts to …

Using Molecular Epidemiology to Track Toxoplasma gondii from Terrestrial Carnivores to Marine Hosts: Implications for Public Health and Conservation

E VanWormer, MA Miller, PA Conrad… - PLoS Neglected …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Environmental transmission of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which
is shed only by felids, poses risks to human and animal health in temperate and tropical …

TRANSMISSION DYNAMICS OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN ARCTIC FOXES (VULPES LAGOPUS): A LONG-TERM MARK-RECAPTURE SEROLOGIC STUDY AT …

É Bouchard, SA Elmore… - Journal of wildlife …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Transmission dynamics of Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite of importance for wildlife and
human health, are enigmatic in the Arctic tundra, where free-ranging wild and domestic felid …

The role of species ecology in predicting Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in wild and domesticated mammals globally

AG Wilson, DR Lapen, JF Provencher… - PLoS pathogens, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Macroecological approaches can provide valuable insight into the epidemiology of globally
distributed, multi-host pathogens. Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan that infects any warm …

[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 …

Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and genotype diversity in select wildlife species from the southeastern United States

RW Gerhold, P Saraf, A Chapman, X Zou, G Hickling… - Parasites & …, 2017 - Springer
Background Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread protozoan parasite that infects humans and
other animals. Previous studies indicate some genotypes of T. gondii are more frequently …