HIV-related cerebral toxoplasmosis revisited: current concepts and controversies of an old disease

JE Vidal - Journal of the International Association of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of expansive brain lesions in people
living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and continues to cause high morbidity and mortality. The most …

Toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Brazil: high prevalence, high burden of disease, and epidemiology

JP Dubey, EG Lago, SM Gennari, C Su, JL Jones - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and
animals in Brazil. The burden of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans is considered to be very …

Toxoplasma gondii TgIST co-opts host chromatin repressors dampening STAT1-dependent gene regulation and IFN-γ–mediated host defenses

G Gay, L Braun, MP Brenier-Pinchart… - Journal of Experimental …, 2016 - rupress.org
An early hallmark of Toxoplasma gondii infection is the rapid control of the parasite
population by a potent multifaceted innate immune response that engages resident and …

Mechanisms of Toxoplasma gondii persistence and latency

WJ Sullivan Jr, V Jeffers - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite that causes opportunistic
disease, particularly in immunocompromised individuals. Central to its transmission and …

Impact of environmental factors on the emergence, transmission and distribution of Toxoplasma gondii

C Yan, LJ Liang, KY Zheng, XQ Zhu - Parasites & vectors, 2016 - Springer
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that poses a great threat to human
health and economic well-being worldwide. The effects of environmental factors such as …

HIV-associated opportunistic infections of the CNS

IL Tan, BR Smith, G von Geldern, FJ Mateen… - The Lancet …, 2012 - thelancet.com
Survival in people infected with HIV has improved because of an increasingly powerful array
of antiretroviral treatments, but neurological symptoms due to comorbid conditions, including …

Toxoplasmosis in human and animals around the world. Diagnosis and perspectives in the one health approach

RAM de Barros, AC Torrecilhas, MAM Marciano… - Acta tropica, 2022 - Elsevier
Toxoplasmosis is a unique health disease that significantly affects the health of humans,
domestic animals, wildlife and is present in ecosystems, including water, soil and food …

Brains and brawn: toxoplasma infections of the central nervous system and skeletal muscle

EA Wohlfert, IJ Blader, EH Wilson - Trends in parasitology, 2017 - cell.com
Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread parasitic pathogen that infects over a third of the world's
population. Following an acute infection, the parasite can persist within its mammalian host …

Toxoplasmosis and epilepsy—systematic review and meta analysis

EB Ngoungou, D Bhalla, A Nzoghe… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Toxoplasmosis is an important, widespread, parasitic infection caused by
Toxoplasma gondii. The chronic infection in immunocompetent patients, usually considered …

The global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among wild boars: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Rostami, SM Riahi, Y Fakhri, V Saber… - Veterinary …, 2017 - Elsevier
This systematic review and meta-analysis study was performed to evaluate the worldwide
seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among wild boar. We searched PubMed, Science …