Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite that causes toxoplasmosis, with
approximately one third of the population around the world seropositive. The consumption of …

In recent decades, worldwide fish consumption has increased notably worldwide. Despite
the health benefits of fish consumption, it also can suppose a risk because of fishborne …

The issue of whether market fish can be involved in the transmission of Toxoplasma gondii
in the marine environment is highly debated since toxoplasmosis has been diagnosed …

Paratuberculosis is a chronic enteric progressive disease, caused by Mycobacterium avium
subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Despite cultural methods being considered the gold …

Objective: To determine the infection rate of T. gondii in aborted women, and to investigate
the relationship between toxoplasmosis and some of the sociodemographic factors …

Recently, an outbreak of human toxoplasmosis was identified in Santa Maria city, Southern
Brazil. However, the suspected vehicle of Toxoplasma gondii contamination in this region …

Considering the ever-increasing population and trends in industrialization, it is difficult to
detect the toxins produced in food products using traditional techniques. In this study, a …

In recent years, halal cosmetics have attracted considerable attention worldwide. We
developed a real-time PCR assay based on the mitochondrial gene ndh5 for rapid detection …

The global distribution of breast cancer and the opportunistic nature of the parasite have
resulted in many patients with breast cancer becoming infected with toxoplasmosis …

Quantifying pathogenic genes with q-PCR in complex samples to determine the pathogen
loads is influenced by a wide range of factors, including choice of extraction method …