One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people,
animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an …

The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii was discovered a little over 100 years ago,
but knowledge of its biological life cycle and its medical importance has grown in the last 40 …

Early electron microscopy studies revealed the elaborate cellular features that define the
unique adaptations of apicomplexan parasites. Among these were bulbous rhoptry (ROP) …

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic
boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in …

The long-term consequences of climate change and potential environmental degradation
are likely to include aspects of disease emergence in marine plants and animals. In turn …

Plastics are widely recognized as a pervasive marine pollutant. Microplastics have been
garnering increasing attention due to reports documenting their ingestion by animals …

Parasites are important food‐borne pathogens. Their complex lifecycles, varied transmission
routes, and prolonged periods between infection and symptoms mean that the public health …

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan that poses a great threat to human
health and economic well-being worldwide. The effects of environmental factors such as …

Waterborne outbreaks of Toxoplasma gondii have focused attention on the importance of
oocysts shed in the feces of infected cats. Cat feces deposited annually into the environment …

Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite distributed globally. It causes toxoplasmosis,
which is prevalent in animals, birds, and soil. T. gondii infection leads to severe pathological …