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Prevalence and co-infection of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Apodemus sylvaticus in an area relatively free of cats [PDF]

, 2011
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent worldwide and can infect a remarkably wide range of hosts despite felids being the only definitive host.
A. P. COX, D. THOMASSON, Dubey, Dubey, E. A. WRIGHT, Franti, G. HIDE, Hejlicek, Hide, J. M. HUGHES, Jacobs, K. BOYCE, M. ABUSHAHMA, M. T. ROGAN, N. S. DODD, O. GERWASH, R. G. MURPHY, Z.-R. LUN   +17 more
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First report of emerged pulmonary lophomoniasis in two Afghanian medical tourists

Clinical Case Reports, 2022
Lophomonas is a neglected and emerging protozoan that infects the lower and upper respiratory tracts of humans. Here, we present two cases of lophomoniasis from Afghanistan that include symptoms such as fever, cough, hemoptysis, and pleural effusion.
Ali Sharifpour, Hossein Zarrinfar, Mahdi Fakhar, Zakaria Zakariaei, Mostafa Soleymani, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi, Maryam Nakhaei   +6 more
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Suicide attempt using zinc phosphide rodenticide: A case report and literature review

Clinical Case Reports, 2021
The patients with a history of intentional or unintentional consumption of rodenticide compounds, especially ZnP, it is necessary to assess ABG and abdominal radiography.
Zahra Nekoukar, Minoo Moghimi, Kimia Rasouli, Aref Hoseini, Zakaria Zakariaei, Rabeeh Tabaripour, Mahdi Fakhar, Elham Sadat Banimostafavi   +7 more
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Congenital toxoplasmosis.

Clinical evidence, 2020
INTRODUCTION Infection with Toxoplasma gondii is asymptomatic or mild in immunocompetent people and leads to lifelong immunity, but it can have serious consequences in pregnancy.
Jeffrey Kravetz
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk ranking of foodborne parasites : state of the art [PDF]

, 2017
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Bouwknegt, Martijn, Devleesschauwer, Brecht, Dorny, Pierre, Gabriël, Sarah, Havelaar, Arie H, Quoilin, Sophie, Robertson, Lucy J, Speybroeck, Niko, Torgerson, Paul R, Trevisan, Chiara, van der Giessen, Joke WB   +10 more
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Survey on synergism effect of ketotifen in combination with pyrimethamine in treatment of acute murine toxoplasmosis

Tropical Medicine and Health, 2017
Background Standard treatment of toxoplasmosis is accompanied by severe side effects and low tolerability; accordingly, alternative medicines are critically needed.
Mahbobeh Montazeri, Kian Rezaei, Mohammad Ali Ebrahimzadeh, Mehdi Sharif, Shahabeddin Sarvi, Ehsan Ahmadpour, Mohammad Taghi Rahimi, Abdol Satar Pagheh, Saeed Mehrzadi, Ahmad Daryani   +9 more
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A real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for the specific detection of Hammondia hammondi and its differentiation from Toxoplasma gondii

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Introduction Hammondia hammondi and Toxoplasma gondii are closely related protozoan parasites, but only T. gondii is zoonotic. Both species use felids as definitive hosts and cannot be differentiated by oocyst morphology. In T.
Gereon Schares, Majda Globokar Vrhovec, Mareen Tuschy, Maike Joeres, Andrea Bärwald, Bretislav Koudela, Jitender P. Dubey, Pavlo Maksimov, Franz J. Conraths   +8 more
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Advances and Challenges in Understanding Cerebral Toxoplasmosis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2019
Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread parasitic pathogen that infects over one third of the global human population. The parasite invades and chronically persists in the central nervous system (CNS) of the infected host.
D. Schlüter, A. Barragan
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Review on the Present Advances on Studies of Toxoplasmosis in Eastern Africa

BioMed Research International, 2020
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It was discovered over 100 years ago and is credited as the most successful parasitic organism worldwide, able to infect and multiply in all warm blooded animals ...
J. Mose, J. Kagira, D. Kamau, N. Maina, M. Ngotho, S. Karanja   +5 more
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Possible role of TORCH agents in congenital malformations in Gorgan, northern Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]

, 2009
This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the frequency of contamination with TORCH agents in neonates with congenital malformations in a referral centre in Gorgan city, Islamic Republic of Iran.
Ghaemi, E., Golalipour, M.J., Khodabakhshi, B.   +2 more
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