Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised patients in Iran: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2014 Although toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent individuals is generally asymptomatic, in immunocompromised patients (HIV/AIDS, cancer, and transplant patients), it can lead to serious pathological effects.
Ehsan Ahmadpour +7 more
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Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep [PDF]
, 2005 A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27 families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since 1992 ...
Duncanson, P +6 more
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Diabetic ketoacidosis mimicking COVID‐19 in an adolescent
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) may be associated with nonspecific symptoms such as dyspnea, tachycardia, anorexia, and vomiting that are similar to COVID‐19.
Seyed Javad Boskabadi +4 more
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QuilA-adjuvanted T. gondii lysate antigens trigger robust antibody and IFNγ+ T cell responses in pigs leading to reduction in parasite DNA in tissues upon challenge infection [PDF]
, 2019 Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite of all mammals and birds, responsible for toxoplasmosis. In healthy individuals T. gondii infections mostly remain asymptomatic, however this parasite causes severe morbidity and mortality in ...
Cox, Eric +6 more
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Treatment of Toxoplasmosis: Historical Perspective, Animal Models, and Current Clinical Practice
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2018 Primary Toxoplasma gondii infection is usually subclinical, but cervical lymphadenopathy or ocular disease can be present in some patients. Active infection is characterized by tachyzoites, while tissue cysts characterize latent disease.
I. Dunay +4 more
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Wild Rats (Rattus rattus) in Northern Iran
Veterinary Medicine International, 2021 Rodents are considered as reservoir hosts for various pathogens (such as Toxoplasma gondii) and have been revealed to play an important role in the spread of several infectious diseases to humans and other animals.
Seyed Abdollah Hosseini +6 more
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Toxoplasma effectors targeting host signaling and transcription [PDF]
, 2017 Early electron microscopy studies revealed the elaborate cellular features that define the unique adaptations of apicomplexan parasites. Among these were bulbous rhoptry (ROP) organelles and small, dense granules (GRAs), both of which are secreted during
Ajioka JA +23 more
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Demographic aspects of human hydatidosis in Iranian general population based on serology: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2018 Aim: Human cystic echinococcosis (CE), caused by the larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus cestodes, is a globally distributed chronic disease that is an important socioeconomic and public health problem in humans and livestock in developing countries,
Shirzad Gholami +6 more
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The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies
EcoHealth, 2019 One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people, animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an intracellular protozoan infection distributed worldwide, with a ...
A. A. Aguirre +14 more
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Review on the Current Trends of Toxoplasmosis Serodiagnosis in Humans
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Toxoplasmosis is a widely distributed zoonotic infection caused by the obligate intracellular apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of oocysts shed by an infected cat acting as its definitive host.
R. H. Ybañez, A. Ybañez, Y. Nishikawa
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