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 …

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic and cosmopolitan infection. Although a few studies have
evaluated the prevalence of Toxoplasma oocysts in the soil of public places, the present …

Toxoplasma gondii is the protozoan parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, one of the most
prevalent zoonoses worldwide. T. gondii infects humans through the ingestion of meat …

Little information is available on the relationship between the spatial distribution of zoonotic
parasites in soil and the pattern of hosts' faeces deposition at a local scale. In this study, the …

Background Soil is increasingly recognized as an important source in the transmission of
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of T …

This open access book analyzes the evidence linking Toxoplasma gondii to the increasing
incidence of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in the United States. Initially establishing …

The study was conducted in the College of Education/Hawija, University of Kirkuk from
September 1st, 2018 until the period February 28th, 2019. The first part included determine …

Toxoplasmosis in immunocompromised individuals can be life threatening. The information
needed for proper control and management strategies in endemic West African countries is …

Toxoplasmosis is an emerging and re‐emerging infectious disease that can be transmitted
through a contaminated environment. Environmental contamination is an emergency health …