Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and typing of Toxoplasma gondii

Q Liu, ZD Wang, SY Huang, XQ Zhu - Parasites & vectors, 2015 - Springer
Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is an
important zoonosis with medical and veterinary importance worldwide. The disease is …

[HTML][HTML] Toxoplasma gondii: transmission, diagnosis and prevention

D Hill, JP Dubey - Clinical microbiology and infection, 2002 - Elsevier
Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most
common parasitic infections of man and other warm-blooded animals. It has been found …

Moving towards an integrated approach to molecular detection and identification of Toxoplasma gondii

C Su, EK Shwab, P Zhou, XQ Zhu, JP Dubey - Parasitology, 2010 - cambridge.org
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 …

Biology and epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in man and animals

DE Hill, S Chirukandoth, JP Dubey - Animal health research reviews, 2005 - cambridge.org
Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite which utilizes felids as definitive hosts, and which
has an unusually wide intermediate host range. The parasite was initially described by …

Genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii in animals and humans

LD Sibley, A Khan, JW Ajioka… - … Transactions of the …, 2009 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most widespread parasites of domestic, wild, and
companion animals, and it also commonly infects humans. Toxoplasma gondii has a …

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantitation of Leishmania in Mouse Tissues

L Nicolas, E Prina, T Lang, G Milon - Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Leishmania spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites that cause a wide spectrum of
diseases in humans and dogs worldwide. However, monitoring of the Leishmania burden in …

Bioluminescence Imaging of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Living Mice Reveals Dramatic Differences between Strains

JPJ Saeij, JP Boyle, ME Grigg… - Infection and …, 2005 - Am Soc Microbiol
We examined the in vivo growth, dissemination, and reactivation of strains of the protozoan
parasite Toxoplasma gondii using a bioluminescence-based imaging system. Two T. gondii …

Comparison of detection methods for Toxoplasma gondii in naturally and experimentally infected swine

DE Hill, S Chirukandoth, JP Dubey, JK Lunney… - Veterinary …, 2006 - Elsevier
Results from recent serological surveys and epidemiological studies show that pigs raised in
a variety of management systems can be carriers of the tissue cyst stage of Toxoplasma …

A critical role for IL-10 in limiting inflammation during toxoplasmic encephalitis

EH Wilson, U Wille-Reece, F Dzierszinski… - Journal of …, 2005 - Elsevier
IL-10 plays a vital role in controlling the inflammatory response during acute Toxoplasma
gondii infection, however the production of IL-10 during the chronic phase of toxoplasmosis …

Quantification of parasite load in clinical samples of leishmaniasis patients: IL-10 level correlates with parasite load in visceral leishmaniasis

S Verma, R Kumar, GK Katara, LC Singh, NS Negi… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
A rapid and accurate method to detect and quantify Leishmania parasite is urgently needed
to facilitate early diagnosis of Leishmaniasis and monitoring of antileishmania therapy. In …