Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is an
important zoonosis with medical and veterinary importance worldwide. The disease is …

Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and
animals in Brazil. The burden of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans is considered to be very …

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic
boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in …

This paper reviews clinical and asymptomatic Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and
other animals in the USA. Seroprevalence of T. gondii in humans and pigs is declining …

The development of simple, sensitive and rapid methods for the detection and identification
of Toxoplasma gondii is important for the diagnosis and epidemiological studies of the …

Chickens are considered one of the most important hosts in the epidemiology of
Toxoplasma gondii infection because they are an efficient source of infection for cats that …

Recent studies found that isolates of Toxoplasma gondii from Brazil were biologically and
genetically different from those in North America and Europe. However, to date only a small …

Toxoplasma gondii has a complex life cycle with multiple forms. Intermediate hosts such as
humans are infected by sporozoites in oocysts or bradyzoites in pseudocysts whereas the …

Background Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a
leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking. Evidence is …

Cerebral toxoplasmosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected
patients, particularly from developing countries. This article summarizes current literature on …