Key Limitations and New Insights Into the Toxoplasma gondii Parasite Stage Switching for Future Vaccine Development in Human, Livestock, and Cats

MN Mévélec, Z Lakhrif, I Dimier-Poisson - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease affecting human, livestock and cat. Prophylactic
strategies would be ideal to prevent infection. In a One Health vaccination approach, the …

Identification of Oocyst-Driven Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Humans and Animals through Stage-Specific Serology—Current Status and Future Perspectives

G Álvarez García, R Davidson, P Jokelainen, S Klevar… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The apicomplexan zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii has three infective stages:
sporozoites in sporulated oocysts, which are shed in unsporulated form into the environment …

Investigation of the role of stray cats for transmission of toxoplasmosis to humans and animals living in İzmir, Turkey

M Karakavuk, H Can, N Selim, B Yeşilsiraz, E Atlı… - The Journal of Infection …, 2021 - jidc.org
Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that has a widespread distribution
among mammalians and birds. One of the reasons for the high prevalence may be due to …

GRA8 DNA vaccine formulations protect against chronic toxoplasmosis

M Karakavuk, H Can, A Gül, AD Döşkaya, SE Alak… - Microbial …, 2021 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii has a very wide host range and infects all warm-blooded animals
including humans. The disease causes great economic losses both in animals and humans …

[HTML][HTML] Serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii: analysis of false-positive IgG results and implications

L Simon, J Fillaux, A Guigon, RA Lavergne, O Villard… - Parasite, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Primary infection by Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women can result in
serious outcomes for the foetus. A false-positive IgG result during pregnancy can lead to a …

A novel luciferase-linked antibody capture assay (LACA) for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection in chickens

HD Duong, C Appiah-Kwarteng, Y Takashima… - Parasitology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that causes the most
common parasitic zoonosis worldwide in multiples species of mammals and birds. Although …

ToxoNet: A high confidence map of protein-protein interactions in Toxoplasma gondii

LS Swapna, GC Stevens… - PLOS Computational …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
The apicomplexan intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a major food borne pathogen
that is highly prevalent in the global population. The majority of the T. gondii proteome …

Limited value of current and new in silico predicted oocyst-specific proteins of Toxoplasma gondii for source-attributing serology

NM López-Ureña, R Calero-Bernal, B Koudela… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite infecting all warm-blooded animals, including
humans. The contribution of environmental contamination by T. gondii oocysts to infections …

Discovery of Antigens and Cellular Mechanisms in the Protozoan Parasite Sarcocystis aucheniae Using Immunoproteomics

SN Wieser, C Decker-Franco, P De Alba, S Romero… - Parasitologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sarcocystis aucheniae is a coccidian parasite that produces macroscopic sarcocysts in
South American camelid (SAC) muscles and causes a disease known as SAC …

Identification of novel biomarkers for anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM detection and the potential application in rapid diagnostic fluorescent tests

MN Nguyen, SJ Yeo, H Park - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Toxoplasmosis, while often asymptomatic and prevalent as a foodborne disease, poses a
considerable mortality risk for immunocompromised individuals during pregnancy. Point-of …