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Mice Infected with Low-virulence Strains of Toxoplasma gondii Lose their Innate Aversion to Cat Urine, Even after Extensive Parasite Clearance [PDF]

, 2013
Toxoplasma gondii chronic infection in rodent secondary hosts has been reported to lead to a loss of innate, hard-wired fear toward cats, its primary host. However the generality of this response across T.
Eisen, Michael B, Goodrich, Leeanne M, Ingram, Wendy Marie, Robey, Ellen A   +3 more
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Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]

Current Biology, 2018
Putting cat lovers on notice: Toxoplasma gondii is here to control your brain…or is it? Kochanowsky and Koshy shine the spotlight on this notorious pathogen.
Joshua A, Kochanowsky, Anita A, Koshy
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Role of interleukin 1β and interleukin 10 variants on ocular toxoplasmosis in Brazilian individuals

Frontiers in Ophthalmology, 2023
IntroductionOcular toxoplasmosis (OT) is an intraocular inflammation caused by Toxoplasma gondii infection that affects the retina and choroid, giving rise to posterior uveitis.
Warlen Miiller Rocha Araujo, Christiane Maria Ayo, Mariana Previato, Mariana Previato, Geraldo Magela de Faria, Fábio Batista Frederico, Fábio Batista Frederico, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Gildásio Castello de Almeida, Gildásio Castello de Almeida, Vera Lúcia Pereira-Chioccola, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão   +12 more
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Toxoplasma Neuroretinitis

Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2022
Neuroretinitis is an inflammatory condition with rapid unilateral vision loss, optic disc edema, and macular star formation. While neuroretinitis is commonly due to infectious causes such as <i>Bartonella henselae</i>, neuroretinitis due to toxoplasmosis is uncommon.
Christine Hsu, Sami H. Uwaydat, Joseph G. Chacko   +2 more
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MRI and clinical resolution of a suspected intracranial toxoplasma granuloma with medical treatment in a domestic short hair cat [PDF]

, 2017
A two-year-old cat was presented with a left paradoxical vestibular syndrome. MRI of the brain revealed an extra-axial homogenously contrast enhancing mass in the region of the left caudal cerebellar peduncle.
Beltran, E, Crawford, A H, Drees, R
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The Secreted Acid Phosphatase Domain-Containing GRA44 from Toxoplasma gondii Is Required for c-Myc Induction in Infected Cells. [PDF]

, 2020
During host cell invasion, the eukaryotic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii forms a parasitophorous vacuole to safely reside within the cell, while it is partitioned from host cell defense mechanisms.
Arrizabalaga, Gustavo, Blakely, William J., Holmes, Michael J.   +2 more
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Protein trafficking through the endosomal system prepares intracellular parasites for a home invasion [PDF]

, 2013
Toxoplasma (toxoplasmosis) and Plasmodium (malaria) use unique secretory organelles for migration, cell invasion, manipulation of host cell functions, and cell egress. In particular, the apical secretory micronemes and rhoptries of apicomplexan parasites
A Fomovska, AE Topolska, B Lige, B Shen, BF Kafsack, BJ Luft, C Lord, CA Hunter, Chetan E. Chitnis, Christian Slomianny, CY He, D Richard, DL Alexander, F Parussini, H El Hajj, HC Hoppe, HC Hoppe, I Mellman, J Schrevel, JB Dacks, JC Boothroyd, JE Rothman, JF Dubremetz, JM Harper, K Kremer, K Miranda, KA Joiner, KA Joiner, KM Hager, L Pelletier, L Sheiner, LH Bannister, LH Bannister, LM Kats, M Elias, M Tufet-Bayona, M Yang, Markus Meissner, ME Francia, MH Ngo, MH Ngo, MK Shaw, MS Breinich, MS Marks, NA Counihan, PJ Bradley, PJ Sloves, S Mogelsvang, SD Brydges, Stanislas Tomavo, VB Carruthers, Vern B. Carruthers, WM Henne, X Que, Z Dou   +54 more
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Evaluation of Serological and Molecular Tests Used for the Identification of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Patients Treated in an Ophthalmology Clinic of a Public Health Service in São Paulo State, Brazil

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
Ocular toxoplasmosis is one of the most common complications caused by the infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The risk of developing eye lesions and impaired vision is considered higher in Brazil than other countries.
Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Fernando Henrique Antunes Murata, Mariana Previato, Mariana Previato, Fábio Batista Frederico, Fábio Batista Frederico, Amanda Pires Barbosa, Fabiana Nakashima, Geraldo Magela de Faria, Geraldo Magela de Faria, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira Carvalho, Aparecida Perpétuo Silveira Carvalho, Cristina da Silva Meira Strejevitch, Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Lilian Castiglioni, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Luiz Carlos de Mattos, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Rubens Camargo Siqueira, Cinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos, Cinara Cássia Brandão de Mattos   +20 more
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Pediatric hypereosinophilia and toxoplasma: Peregrination beyond facileness

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2021
Evaluation of pediatric hypereosinophilia (HE) is challenging, especially in the tropical developing countries, as appropriate diagnostic facilities may be lacking, parasitic/helminthic infections are common, and existing data on the etiology of severe ...
Aaqib Z Banday, Dharmagat Bhattarai, Naveen Bhagat, Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Sumeeta Khurana, Deepti Suri   +5 more
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Determination the Time of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women by using IgG Avidity to Various Toxoplasma Gondii Antigens [PDF]

Kirkuk Journal of Science, 2019
Toxoplasmosis is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, which is an intracellular protozoan parasite. Its main host is the cat. It is one of the most common human parasites. The main objective of this study is to determine the time of T.
Sanarya Tawfiq, Zainab Rezaig, Mohemid Al- Jebouri   +2 more
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