Objective To perform a meta‐analysis on studies reporting prevalence of T oxoplasma
gondii (T. gondii) infection in any psychiatric disorder compared with healthy controls. Our …

The effects of sex hormones on immune function have received much attention, especially
following the proposal of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Many studies, both …

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 …

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 …

Background Toxoplasma gondii infection is one of the most prevalent infectious disease with
worldwide distribution. Congenital toxoplasmosis is annually responsible for 1.20 million …

For a long time, a latent toxoplasmosis, the lifelong presence of dormant stages of
Toxoplasma in various tissues, including the brain, was considered harmless for …

We examine the role of the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii as a manipulatory parasite and
question what role study of infections in its natural intermediate rodent hosts and other …

Background Latent chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a common
neurotropic pathogen, has been previously linked with suicidal self-directed violence …

Parasites must overcome host immunity and change hosts for dispersal. Therefore,
seemingly odd behaviors of parasitized animals, like those exhibited by “Zombie ants” or the …

The protozoan parasite T oxoplasma gondii enhances the sexual attractiveness of infected
male rats and attenuates the innate fear of cat odour in infected individuals. These …