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Studies on a murine model of congenital toxoplasmosis : vertical disease transmission only occurs in BALB/c mice infected for the first time during pregnancy [PDF]

, 1992
The incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis was determined by an ELISA in the litters of BALB/c mice which had been infected 8 weeks before mating, on day 12 of pregnancy, or on both these occasions.
Roberts, C W, Alexander, J, Roberts, Craig   +2 more
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Immunological studies of chronic ocular toxoplasmosis : up-regulation of major histocompatibility complex class I and transforming growth factor beta and a protective role for interleukin-6 [PDF]

, 2001
A murine model was used to characterize the local immune and inflammatory response during ocular toxoplasmosis. Major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I, normally expressed at low levels in immune-privileged sites such as the eye, was up-regulated ...
Ferguson, D. J. P., Roberts, C. W., N. Byrne, Anthony, J.P., D. J. P. Ferguson, Lyons, R., R. E. Lyons, Roberts, F., Anthony, J. P., C. W. Roberts, Roberts, C.W., Alexander, J., J. Alexander, Lyons, R. E., Byrne, N., J. P. Anthony, Ferguson, D.J.P., F. Roberts   +17 more
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Serosurvey of Toxoplasmosis Among Drug Users in Fars Province, Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Health Sci Rep
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread zoonotic protozoan that poses significant health risks, particularly to immunocompromised individuals. Although generally asymptomatic, toxoplasmosis can lead to severe neurological complications and behavioral disorders.
Cheraghi MR, Zarrabi M, Shahriarirad S, Rohampour S, Shayan G, Omidian M, Rezaee E, Sarvari J, Gheshlaghi A, Asgari Q, Sarkari B.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Comparative Immunopathology of Toxoplasma gondii Natural Infections in Marmosets (Callithrix spp.) and Howler Monkeys (Alouatta spp.), Brazil. [PDF]

J Med Primatol
ABSTRACT Introduction Neotropical primates (NTPs) present varying susceptibility to toxoplasmosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii, but their immunopathogenic responses remain poorly understood. Materials and Methods Local immune responses were characterized in the liver, spleen, and central nervous system (CNS) of 50 naturally infected NTPs (31 Callithrix ...
Pellegrino M, Santos ALM, Dos Santos Cirqueira C, da Silva Gagliotti GFP, Ewbank AC, Sacristán C, Ressio RA, Fernandes NCCA, Guerra JM, Catão-Dias JL.   +9 more
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Treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis: finding out what works [PDF]

, 2009
Evidence for the effectiveness of prenatal or postnatal treatment for congenital toxoplasmosis will be critical to guide policy about prenatal and neonatal screening over the next 10 years, let alone the next 100.
Gilbert, R, Ruth Gilbert, Gilbert, Ruth
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Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe [PDF]

, 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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Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in Iranian women and risk factors of the disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2017
Background Toxoplasmosis is caused by an intracellular obligatory parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, and it has global distribution. The purposes of this systematic review and meta-analysis were to evaluate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Iranian ...
Azadeh Mizani, Abbas Alipour, Mehdi Sharif, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Afsaneh Amouei, Azar Shokri, Mohammad-Taghi Rahimi, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Ahmad Daryani   +8 more
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Two decades of echinococcosis/hydatidosis research: Bibliometric analysis based on the web of science core collection databases (2000–2019)

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2021
Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato and Echinococcus multilocularis are responsible for serious health and economic implications for humans and animals.
Mahdi Fakhar, Masoud Keighobadi, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Mahbobeh Montazeri, Elham S. Banimostafavi, Shahram Sayyadi, Mohammad M. Ghaffari Hamadani, Ali Sharifpour, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Samira Asadi, Masoud Soosaraei, Ali A. Khasseh   +11 more
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Acute Toxoplasmosis During Pregnancy: A Hard Call [PDF]

, 2021
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that infects all animals, including humans, and causes toxoplasmosis. If toxoplasmosis occurs during pregnancy, it may affect the foetus owing to transplacental transmission.
Tonay İnceboz, Derya Dirim Erdoğan, Ümit İnceboz, Metin Korkmaz, İnceboz, Tonay, Dirim Erdoğan, Derya, Korkmaz, Metin, İnceboz, Ümit   +7 more
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Is There Any Relationship between Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Male Urethritis Risk? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background. Male urethritis is one of the most common genital tract syndromes. Though the number of patients with urethritis is increasing worldwide, the cause of many cases of non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU) is still unknown. Objectives.
Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Reza Saberi, Mahdi Fakhar, Najmeh Sadeghian   +3 more
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