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Toxoplasmosis: The Need for Improved Diagnostic Techniques and Accurate Risk Assessment

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Parasite Antigens in Protection, Diagnosis and Escape

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 120))

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite of cats (Hutchison et al. 1971a, b) which has an extremely wide range of secondary hosts. With the advent of efficient screening methods, there is an increasing awareness of the organism as an important pathogen in human and veterinary medicine. The parasite has a wide geographical distribution, with almost 500 million people worldwide showing serological evidence of infection. T gondii exists in two distinct cycles: an enteroepithelial sexual cycle in cats and an extraintestinal cycle in most warm-blooded animals.

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Hughes, H.P.A. (1985). Toxoplasmosis: The Need for Improved Diagnostic Techniques and Accurate Risk Assessment. In: Parkhouse, R.M.E. (eds) Parasite Antigens in Protection, Diagnosis and Escape. Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, vol 120. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09197-5_6

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