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Developing an Integrated Medical-Veterinary Data Framework for Investigating Human Toxoplasmosis: A One Health Perspective [PDF]

Pathogens
Toxoplasmosis is an insidious globally distributed zoonosis accounting for approximately one-fifth of all foodborne illnesses in humans in Europe. It stands as a classic example of a disease transmitted through the close interconnection between humans ...
Anna Maria Fausta Marino, Renato Paolo Giunta, Antonio Salvaggio, Vincenzo Agozzino, Alessandra Aparo, Maurizio Percipalle   +5 more
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Outbreaks of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans: five decades of personal experience, perspectives and lessons learned

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii has a worldwide distribution and a very wide host range, infecting most warm-blooded hosts. Approximately 30% of humanity is infected with T.
J. Dubey
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Cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV-infected patients: a review

Pathogens and Global Health, 2022
Toxoplasma gondii infection in the central nervous system commonly occurs among immunodeficient patients. Its prevalence is high in countries with a high burden of HIV and low coverage of antiretroviral drugs. The brain is one of the predilections for T.
S. Dian, A. Ganiem, S. Ekawardhani
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Fiberoptic Bronchoscopic Findings in Patients Suffering from Emerging Pulmonary Lophomoniasis: A First Registry-Based Clinical Study

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background. Lophomonas blattarum is an emerging protozoan agent that mainly infects the lower respiratory system, causing pulmonary lophomoniasis.
Masoud Aliyali, Amirmasoud Taheri, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Maryam Nakhaei, Siavash Abedi, Hossein Mehravaran, Sepideh Safanavaei   +7 more
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Ocular toxoplasmosis: a review of the current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches

International ophtalmology, 2021
Purpose This review aims to summarize the current knowledge concerning the clinical features, diagnostic work-up and therapeutic approach of ocular toxoplasmosis focusing mainly on the postnatally acquired form of the disease.
D. Kalogeropoulos, H. Sakkas, Bashar R Mohammed, G. Vartholomatos, K. Malamos, Sreekanth Sreekantam, P. Kanavaros, C. Kalogeropoulos   +7 more
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Global Status of Emerging Lophomonas Infection: A Systematic Review of Reported Cases (1993—2020)

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Purpose. Lophomonas spp., is an emerging protozoan parasite that belongs to the Parabasalids (Parabasalia, lophomonadida) which infects the respiratory tracts of humans.
Maryam Nakhaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Ali Sharifpour, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Eisa Nazar   +5 more
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Molecular Evidence of Emerged Pulmonary Lophomoniasis due to Lophomonas blattarum among Hospitalized Patients in Southwestern Iran: A National Registry-Based Study

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Objectives. Lophomonas protozoan is an emerging pathogen transmitted through arthropods such as cockroaches. Lophomoniasis is still a mysterious disease with many unknown epidemiological aspects.
Kobra Mokhtarian, Simin Taghipour, Maryam Nakhaei, Amirmasoud Taheri, Ali Sharifpour, Mahdi Fakhar, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi   +6 more
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Congenital toxoplasmosis in humans: an update of worldwide rate of congenital infections

Parasitology, 2021
Abstract The morbidity due to congenital toxoplasmosis in humans is very high. Most of these infected children are likely to develop symptoms of clinical toxoplasmosis.
J. Dubey, F. Murata, C. K. Cerqueira-Cézar, O. Kwok, I. Villena   +4 more
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis: The State of the Art

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Infection with the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii occurs worldwide and usually causes no symptoms. However, a primary infection of pregnant women, may infect the fetus by transplacental transmission. The risk of mother-to-child transmission depends
L. Bollani, C. Auriti, C. Achille, F. Garofoli, Domenico Umberto De Rose, V. Meroni, Guglielmo Salvatori, C. Tzialla   +7 more
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Congenital toxoplasmosis among Iranian neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health, 2019
Toxoplasmosis is a serious zoonotic disease that can lead to abortion and congenital disorders and has a widespread global distribution in humans and animals.
Shahabeddin Sarvi, Tooran Nayeri Chegeni, Mehdi Sharif, Mahbobeh Montazeri, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Afsaneh Amouei, Zahra Hosseininejad, Davood Anvari, Reza Saberi, Shaban Gohardehi, Ahmad Daryani   +10 more
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