Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is a disease resulting from infection by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. T. gondii is found throughout the world and can infect most warm blooded animals. Most human populations show an incidence of past or present infection of between 20 and 50%, although figures as high as 95% have been recorded.
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Wilson, J.D., Simpson, S.I. (1980). Toxoplasmosis. In: Diagnostic Immunology and Serology: A Clinicians’ Guide. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-1126-1_7
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