Water-borne protozoa parasites: the Latin American perspective

FM Rosado-García, M Guerrero-Flórez… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Health systems, sanitation and water access have certain limitations in nations of Latin
America (LA): typical matters of developing countries. Water is often contaminated and …

An overview of seventy years of research (1944–2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America

WA Cañón-Franco, N López-Orozco… - Parasites & vectors, 2014 - Springer
This paper summarizes prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals and
associated correlates of infection, clinical spectrum of disease in humans, and genetic …

New clinical and experimental insights into Old World and neotropical ocular toxoplasmosis

AW Pfaff, A de-la-Torre, E Rochet, J Brunet… - International journal for …, 2014 - Elsevier
Retinal lesions or other ocular manifestations are serious consequences of infection with the
protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Whilst classically considered a consequence of …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalencia y detección molecular de Toxoplasma gondii en donantes de un banco de sangre de Cúcuta, Colombia

AM Ramírez, YK Ríos, NF Galvis, E Entrena, NV Mariño… - Biomédica, 2019 - scielo.org.co
Introducción. La infección por Toxoplasma gondii puede presentarse en los humanos con
un amplio rango de manifestaciones que van desde el estado asintomático hasta la …

High frequency of ocular toxoplasmosis in Quindío, Colombia and risk factors related to the infection

JE Gómez-Marín, J Muñoz-Ortiz, M Mejía-Oquendo… - Heliyon, 2021 - cell.com
Objectives To determine the frequency of retinochoroidal lesions by ocular toxoplasmosis
and their relationships with risk factors, in residents of two districts with high exposure to …

Striking Divergence in Toxoplasma ROP16 Nucleotide Sequences From Human and Meat Samples

C Alvarez, A De-La-Torre, M Vargas… - The Journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background. ROP16 is a protein kinase of Toxoplasma gondii identified in the mouse model
as a virulent marker, but it is unknown whether this finding is relevant in human …

Protein kinases on carbon metabolism: potential targets for alternative chemotherapies against toxoplasmosis

DA Dos Santos, HFS Souza, AM Silber… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, a
global disease that significantly impacts human health. The clinical manifestations are …

Toxoplasma gondii infection in Colombia with a review of hosts and their ecogeographic distribution

LJ Pérez‐Grisales, M Cruz‐Moncada… - Zoonoses and Public …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most prevalent zoonotic protozoan parasites among warm‐
blooded animal populations (humans included) around the world, causing multiple clinic …

A Brazilian report using serological and molecular diagnosis to monitoring acute ocular toxoplasmosis

M Previato, FB Frederico… - BMC Research …, 2015 - Springer
Background Toxoplasmosis was recently included as a neglected disease by the Center for
Disease Control. Ocular toxoplasmosis is one clinical presentation of congenital or acquired …

Seroprevalence and risk factor investigation for the exposure of Toxoplasma gondii among veterinary personnel in Punjab, India

R Thakur, R Sharma, RS Aulakh, JPS Gill… - … and Infectious Diseases, 2022 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii, a globally important food borne zoonotic parasite, infects most of the
warm-blooded animals as well as people. Veterinarians and para vets are considered at risk …