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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe

, 2008
Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking.
Bahia Oliveira LM, Bahia-Oliveira Lilian M. G., Bahia-Oliveira, LM, Wallon M, Martine Wallon, Lilian M G Bahia-Oliveira, Petersen E, Miles R Stanford, Wallon Martine, Stanford MR, Ruth E Gilbert, Tan, HK, Freeman, K, Katherine Freeman, Stanford Miles R., Lago, EG, Lago EG, Hooi Kuan Tan, Stanford, MR, Tan Hooi Kuan, Freeman K, Gilbert RE, Tan HK, European Multicentre Study on Congenital T.o.x.o.p.l.a.s.m.o.s.i.s., Freeman Katherine, Gilbert, RE, Eskild Petersen, Gilbert Ruth E., European Multicentre Study on Congenital Toxoplasmosis (EMSCOT), Buffolano Wilma, Wilma Buffolano, Petersen, E, Lago Eleonor G., BUFFOLANO, WILMA, Eleonor G Lago, Buffolano, W, Wallon, M, Petersen Eskild   +37 more
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Hiding inside the host: development and application of "Neospora caninum" bradyzoite in vitro culture [PDF]

, 2003
The bradyzoite stage of the apicomplexan parasite Neospora caninum represents a hypobiotic, slowly proliferating and tissue cyst forming stage, which can survive in the immunocompetent host for several years. Tissue cysts are orally infectious.
Vonlaufen, Nathalie
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Correlation between Epstein–Barr virus and anti-cytomegalovirus/-herpes simplex virus/-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Chongqing, China: a cross-sectional observational study

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundEpstein–Barr virus (EBV) infects more than 95% of the global population, and EBV reactivation is associated with the development of various diseases.
Youyu Zhang, Shupeng Song, Yilin Wu, Beining Ding, Xuenuo Chen, Qian Li, Yuxia Du, Huiling Liu, Yongguo Li   +8 more
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Toxoplasmosis: The value of molecular methods in diagnosis compared to conventional methods [PDF]

Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2013
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection due to Toxoplasma gondii an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. It is considerateone of the most common parasite worldwide.
Zineb Tlamçani, Zohra Lemkhenete, Badre Eddine Lmimouni   +2 more
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Epidemiological distribution of MRI‐based presumptive imaging diagnoses in a large general population of cats with suspected epileptic seizures

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The reported prevalence of feline idiopathic epilepsy (IE) and presumptive imaging diagnoses based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) varies depending on factors such as differences between primary care versus referral study populations.
Anna Knebel, Sebastian Meller, Julien Labruyère, Holger A. Volk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Putting Rodents at the Center of One Health Programs: A Narrative Synthesis

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Rodents link human, animal, and environmental health across diverse ecosystems. Rodent diversity underpins both zoonotic disease risk and ecosystem function. Environmental change reshapes rodent communities and spillover dynamics. Rodents act as reservoirs, amplifiers, and sentinels of emerging pathogens.
Steven R. Belmain
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in pets and their owners in Shandong province, Eastern China [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Pet ownership in China has been steadily increasing over recent years. However, the risk of pet-associated zoonotic infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii remains poorly defined.Methods: In a cross-sectional survey, we have ...
Wei Cong, Peng, Peng, Si-Yuan Qin, Qin, Si-Yuan, Ai-Dong Qian, Qing-Feng Meng, Elsheikha, Hany M., Hany M. Elsheikha, Peng Peng, Na Zhou, Cong, Wei, Zhou, Na, Qian, Ai-Dong, Meng, Qing-Feng   +13 more
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Infection control in the brain and the eye

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The Central Nervous System (CNS), comprising the brain and the eye, is considered to have a ‘privileged’ mechanism for dealing with immunological challenge (immune privilege, IP). CNS IP has been revealed through experiments using foreign protein antigens and cell and tissue alloantigens (grafts), but evidence for a role for IP in modulating ...
John V. Forrester, Paul G. McMenamin, Samantha J. Dando   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and cognitive functioning in older adults: an analysis of cross-sectional data of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2011–2014

BMJ Open
Objectives This study sought to examine the relationship between Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity and cognitive function in older adults.Design An observational cross-sectional study.Setting The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES ...
Meng Li, Chao Yang, Qingxia Zhao, Zeyu Zhang, Ge Song, Zhe Qu, Xuechun Lin, Hongyu Chen, Weixia Ma, Courtney Rose Standlee   +9 more
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Clinical, parasitological and obstetric observations in pregnant bitches with experimental toxoplasmosis [PDF]

Ciência Rural, 2001
Eight pregnant mixed breed bitches, serologically negative for Toxoplasma gondii, were divided into three groups. Group I : bitches 01 and 02 (1.0 x 10(7) tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii, subcutaneous route); Group II: bitches 03, 04 and 05 (1.5 x 10(4)
Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani, Gilson Hélio Toniollo, Alvimar José da Costa, Gustavo Adolfo Sabatini, Flávio Ruas de Moraes   +4 more
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