One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people,
animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global burden of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT), which results
from infection of pregnant women with Toxoplasma gondii. METHODS: The authors …

Background Toxoplasmosis is becoming a global health hazard as it infects 30–50% of the
world human population. Clinically, the life-long presence of the parasite in tissues of a …

Parasitic diseases have an enormous health, social and economic impact and are a
particular problem in tropical regions of the world. Diseases caused by protozoa and …

The relative contribution of founder effects and natural selection to the observed distribution
of human blood groups has been debated since blood group frequencies were shown to …

The high societal and individual cost of schizophrenia necessitates finding better, more
effective treatment, diagnosis, and prevention strategies. One of the obstacles in this …

Diseases resulting from zoonotic transmission of parasites are common. Humans become
infected through food, water, soil and close contact with animals. Most parasitic zoonoses …

Background Common infectious pathogens have been associated with psychiatric
disorders, self-violence and risk-taking behavior. Methods This case-control study reviews …

The zoonotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii infects over 30% of the human population. The
intracellular parasite can persist lifelong in the CNS within neurons modifying their function …

The parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii infects about one-third of the population of
developed countries. The life-long presence of dormant stages of this parasite in the brain …