All Toxoplasma gondii articles
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NewsScientists uncover protein that evolved with infection machinery in toxoplasmosis
Researchers have identified a protein that evolved concurrently with the emergence of cellular compartments crucial for the multiplication of the toxoplasmosis pathogen.
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NewsInfection with common cat-borne parasite associated with frailty in older adults
Toxoplasma gondii has previously been associated with risk taking behavior and mental illness. A new study suggest it may also contribute to frailty.
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NewsStudy IDs six drugs that can be repurposed for treatment of toxoplasmosis
Brazilian researchers screened 160 compounds known to be effective against SARS-CoV-2 and identified those that also act against the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
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NewsFeral cats shed more toxoplasmosis parasites in areas densely populated by humans
A new analysis suggests that wild, stray, and feral cats living in areas with higher human population density tend to shed a greater amount of the parasite that causes the disease toxoplasmosis.
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NewsLethal Toxoplasma parasite strain killed California sea otters and could threaten other marine life
Necropsies of sea otters show they died of a virulent form of Toxoplasma infection first detected in mountain lions in Canada.
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NewsParasite common in cats causes abortion in bighorn sheep
A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats could hamper ongoing conservation efforts in bighorn sheep.
