We examine the role of the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii as a manipulatory parasite and
question what role study of infections in its natural intermediate rodent hosts and other …

A convincing body of evidence now exists to indicate that the ubiquitous protozoan
Toxoplasma gondii can cause permanent behavioral changes in its host, even as a …

A convincing body of evidence now exists, from both human and animal studies, and
encompassing epidemiological to experimental, to indicate that the common protozoan …

Parasite location has been proposed as an important factor in the behavioural changes
observed in rodents infected with the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. During the chronic …

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes different lesions in men
and other warm-blooded animals. Humoral and cellular immune response of the host …

Humans, wildlife, and domestic animals are intimately linked through shared infections.
Many parasites and pathogens use multiple host species, either opportunistically or …

Toxoplasma gondii is a ubiquitous intracellular parasite which chronically infects 30–50% of
the human population. While acquired infection is primarily asymptomatic several studies …

Background The highly prevalent parasite Toxoplasma gondii reportedly manipulates rodent
behavior to enhance the likelihood of transmission to its definitive cat host. The proximate …

Background–there is growing interest in the role of microbial agents in the causation of
psychiatric disorders. the neurotropic protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is one of the …

1 Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral sciences, 2 Department of Neuroscience, and 3
Department of Molecular and comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University school of …