Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease of global distribution and importance. It is caused by
the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the only species in the Toxoplasma genus. This …

Cyclospora cayetanensis infections are prevalent worldwide, and the parasite has become a
major public health and food safety concern. Although important efforts have been dedicated …

Environmental contamination of vegetables and fruits with intestinal protozoan trophozoites,
cysts and oocysts is a means of transmitting parasitic agents of public health importance …

Toxoplasma gondii is a major foodborne pathogen capable of infecting all warm-blooded
animals, including humans. Although oocyst-associated toxoplasmosis outbreaks have …

The risk of foodborne parasite infection linked to the consumption of contaminated fresh
produce has long been known. However, despite epidemiological links between the …

Vegetable and fruit contamination is recognized as a significant parasite transmission route.
This review presents the current state of vegetables ad fruits contamination with food-borne …

To investigate the presence of Cyclospora cayetanensis, Toxoplasma gondii and
Echinococcus spp. in fresh produce sold in Italy, 324 locally produced 'ready-to-eat'(RTE) …

Toxoplasma gondii is a globally distributed zoonotic protozoan parasite. Infection with T.
gondii can cause congenital toxoplasmosis in developing fetuses and acute outbreaks in the …

Fecal-orally transmitted cyclosporiasis is frequent in remote resource-limited settings in
Central and South America with poor hygiene conditions. In this study, we aimed at …

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a foodborne protozoan parasite that causes the human
diarrheal disease cyclosporiasis. Recently, the US FDA developed a modified real-time PCR …