Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide. The present review summarizes worldwide information on the prevalence of clinical and subclinical …
R Calero-Bernal, M Fernández-Escobar… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Toxoplasma gondii, a major zoonotic pathogen, possess a significant genetic and phenotypic diversity that have been proposed to be responsible for the variation in clinical …
R Sánchez-Sánchez, D Imhof, YP Hecker… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Congenital toxoplasmosis in humans and in other mammalian species, such as small ruminants, is a well-known cause of abortion and fetal malformations. The calcium …
M Fernández-Escobar, R Calero-Bernal, J Benavides… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Toxoplasma gondii is a major cause of abortion in small ruminants and presents a zoonotic risk when undercooked meat containing cysts is consumed. The aim of …
J Sroka, J Karamon, A Wójcik-Fatla, W Piotrowska… - Parasites & vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background Toxoplasma gondii infection may pose a severe medical problem especially in a congenital form and as an acquired infection in immunocompromised persons. Raw and …
J Müller, G Boubaker, D Imhof, K Hänggeli… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Leucinostatins are antimicrobial peptides with a broad range of activities against infectious agents as well as mammalian cells. The leucinostatin-derivative peptide ZHAWOC_6027 …
Toxoplasma gondii is a major foodborne zoonotic pathogen that can be transmitted through the consumption of raw or undercooked meat of small ruminants, among others. Serology …
D Imhof, N Anghel, P Winzer, V Balmer… - International Journal for …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bumped kinase inhibitors (BKIs) target the apicomplexan calcium-dependent protein kinase 1 (CDPK1). BKI-1748, a 5-aminopyrazole-4-carboxamide compound when added to …
As an immune-privileged organ, the placenta can tolerate the introduction of antigens without inducing a strong inflammatory response that would lead to abortion. However, for …