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Vaccines against toxoplasma gondii : challenges and opportunities [PDF]

, 2009
Development of vaccines against Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans is of high priority, given the high burden of disease in some areas of the world like South America, and the lack of effective drugs with few adverse effects.
Aliberti J, Angus CW, Aosai F, Aosai F, Awan KJ, Beghetto E, Bommireddy R, Bonenfant C, Boyle JP, Brinkmann V, Buxton D, Bülow R, Caetano BC, Conacher M, Cong H, Cong H, Constant SL, Couper KN, Craig W Roberts, Cui YL, Cuppari AF, Curtsinger JM, Curtsinger JM, Cutchins EC, Darcy F, Dautu G, Debard N, Debierre-Grockiego F, DeGregorio E, Denkers EY, Desolme B, Duquesne V, Echeverria PC, Elisabeth Förster-Waldl, Erik Jongert, Escajadillo A, Eskild Petersen, Fachado A, Fachado A, Flori P, Fox B, Frenkel JK, Garcia JL, Garcia JL, Gatkowska J, Gazzinelli R, Gazzinelli RT, Golkar M, Hakim FT, Igarashi M, Innes EA, Ishii K, Ishii KJ, Ismael AB, Ismael AB, Johnson LL, Jongert E, Jongert E, Jongert E, Kasper LH, Khan IA, Kijlstra A, Kodjikian L, Krahenbuhl JL, Kringel H, Letscher-Bru V, Letscher-Bru V, Leyva R, Lindsay DS, Liu Q, Lourenco EV, Lourenço EV, Martin V, McLeod R, Mishima M, Mishima M, Mohamed RM, Mévélec MN, Mévélec MN, Nicola Gargano, Nielsen HV, Nielsen HV, Petersen E, Petrovsky N, Pettersen EK, Pfefferkorn ER, Qu D, Reikvam A, Roque-Resendiz JL, Sabin AB, Sayles PC, Schaap D, Scorza T, Siachoque H, Sibley LD, Silveira C, Stanley AC, Stockinger B, Supply P, Taneja V, Vandepapelierea P, Velge-Roussel F, Velge-Roussel F, Vercammen M, Vogel N, Vyas JM, Waldeland H, Wang H, Wilkins MF, Williams MA, Xue M, Xue M, Yang CD, Yarovinsky F, Zenner L, Zhang G, Zhang J, Zimmermann S   +117 more
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Role of Toxoplasma gondii IgG Avidity Testing in Discriminating between Acute and Chronic Toxoplasmosis in Pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Risk of mother-to-child transmission of Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy is much greater in women who are exposed to primary T. gondii infection (toxoplasmosis) after conception compared to those who were exposed to the infection before conception ...
Aref Teimouri, S. Mohtasebi, Elham Kazemirad, H. Keshavarz   +3 more
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High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts [PDF]

, 2005
Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbred ...
Duncanson, P, Hide, G, Hughes, JM, Morley, EK, Smith, JE, Terry, RS, Williams, RH   +6 more
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Utilizing Geographic Information System in Evaluation of Spatial Distribution and Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium Species in Diarrheic Humans in Mazandaran Province, North of Iran

Medical Laboratory Journal, 2021
Background and objectives: Cryptosporidium spp. is a major cause of gastrointestinal illness in humans. There are no data available on geospatial distribution of Cryptosporidium spp. in the Mazandaran Province, Iran.
Masoud Soosaraei, Ahmad Daryani, Mehdi Sharif, Shabeddin Sarvi, Hajar Ziaei Hezarjaribi, Mahdi Fakhar   +5 more
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Maternal and Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Diagnosis and Treatment Recommendations of a French Multidisciplinary Working Group

Pathogens, 2019
Women infected with toxoplasmosis during pregnancy do not present symptoms in most cases, but the consequences of the congenital infection may be severe for the unborn child.
F. Peyron, C. L'ollivier, L. Mandelbrot, M. Wallon, R. Piarroux, F. Kieffer, E. Hadjadj, L. Paris, P. Garcia-Méric   +8 more
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Determinants of response to a parent questionnaire about development and behaviour in 3 year olds: European multicentre study of congenital toxoplasmosis. [PDF]

, 2005
Background: We aimed to determine how response to a parent-completed postal questionnaire measuring development, behaviour, impairment, and parental concerns and anxiety, varies in different European centres.
A Heiser, A Prusa, A Salt, AW Gottfried, B Oliver, CM Stott, D Schmidt, D Zelterman, DC Eisert, FL Goodenough, FP Glascoe, FP Glascoe, G Malm, H Klasen, H Smedje, HK Tan, JP Mackenbach, K Freeman, K Saudino, K Sonnander, KB Doig, KE Beery, L Dinnebeil, LM Pachter, N Ferret, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)., P Edwards, PS Dale, R Gilbert, R Goodman, R Goodman, R Griffiths, RE Gilbert, RT Anderson, S Johnson, SA Petrill, TM Marteau, TV Perneger, W Buffolano, W Tin   +39 more
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Heavy head lice infestation in an adolescent girl following benzodiazepine poisoning

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Loss of consciousness (LOC) is one of the most common causes of emergency department (ED) visits. It may be due to intoxication or hypoglycemia. We present a 15‐year‐old girl who was referred with heavy head lice and LOC to the ED in the north of Iran.
Minoo Moghimi, Zahra Nekoukar, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Mostafa Soleymani   +5 more
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HIV-Related Cerebral Toxoplasmosis Revisited: Current Concepts and Controversies of an Old Disease

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 2019
Cerebral toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of expansive brain lesions in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and continues to cause high morbidity and mortality.
J. Vidal
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Rectal foreign body in adult male: Unusual case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
The majority of rectal foreign bodies inserted by adults are for self‐gratification. As a result, they will probably be smooth, rounded, tubular, or egg‐shaped to make insertion and extraction easier.
Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Ali Sharifpour, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mahdi Fakhar, Mostafa Soleymani   +4 more
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Negative Effects of Latent Toxoplasmosis on Mental Health

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Infection by the parasite Toxoplasma, which affects about 33% of world population, is associated with an increased risk of several mental health disorders, the most strongly with schizophrenia.
J. Flegr, J. Horáček
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