The infection with the worldwide spread protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is the major cause of the so-called infectious uveitis. Since the eyes are peculiar systems protected by immune privilege, their immune responses differ significantly from other organs, when infected by T. gondii.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Ocular Toxoplasmosis. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_4668
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