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Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and animals in the United States.
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Seroprevalence of T. gondii in humans and pigs is declining and Modes of transmission, epidemiology and environmental contamination with oocysts on land and sea are discussed.About:
This article is published in International Journal for Parasitology.The article was published on 2008-09-01. It has received 945 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Toxoplasma gondii & Toxoplasmosis.read more
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Epidemiology of and Diagnostic Strategies for Toxoplasmosis
TL;DR: This review focuses on epidemiological and diagnostic aspects, putting them in perspective with current knowledge of parasite genotypes, and provides critical information on diagnostic methods according to the patient's background.
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The history of Toxoplasma gondii--the first 100 years.
TL;DR: The history of Toxoplasma gondii and toxoplasmosis is reviewed and it is found that felids are its definitive host and an environmentally resistant stage (oocyst) is excreted in feces of infected cats.
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Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the United States
Jeffrey L. Jones,Valerie Dargelas,Jacquelin M. Roberts,Cindy Press,Jack S. Remington,Jack S. Remington,Jose G. Montoya,Jose G. Montoya +7 more
TL;DR: In the United States, exposure to certain raw or undercooked foods and exposure to kittens are risk factors for T. gondii infection and knowledge of these risk factors will help to target prevention efforts.
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Toxoplasma gondii: epidemiology, feline clinical aspects, and prevention
Stacey A. Elmore,Jeffrey L. Jones,Patricia A. Conrad,Sharon Patton,David S. Lindsay,Jitender P. Dubey +5 more
TL;DR: Because of their fastidious nature, the passing of non-infective oocysts, and the short duration of oocyst shedding, direct contact with cats is not thought to be a primary risk for human infection.
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History of the discovery of the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii.
TL;DR: The discovery of the environmentally resistant stage of the parasite, the oocyst, made it possible to explain its worldwide prevalence and events associated with the discovery of its life cycle are recalled.
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Food-related illness and death in the United States.
Paul S. Mead,Laurence Slutsker,Vance Dietz,Linda F. McCaig,Joseph S. Bresee,Craig N. Shapiro,Patricia M. Griffin,Robert V. Tauxe +7 more
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Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant
TL;DR: Infectious diseases of the fetus and newborn infant, Infectious diseases in the fetus as mentioned in this paper, infection of the newborn infant and the mother, infection of a fetus and infection of an infant.
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Food-related illness and death in the United States.
TL;DR: The results of this study are consistent with those of previous studies in the United States, South America, Spain, and Mexico, and although in countries like Chile, disk diffusion is practical and reliable for most susceptibility testing, detecting low-level vancomycin resistance in enterocci is difficult without supplementary testing.
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