Toxoplasma gondii
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- Protozoan parasite associated with cats and raw beef mostly known for causing opportunistic infections and congenital infections
Microbiology
- Protozoan parasite
Epidemiology
- Worldwide distribution
- Zoonosis acquired from ingesting tissue cysts in meat, or oocytes in food or water
- Can also be transmitted vertically and also through blood and organ transplantation
- Seroprevalence around 10-18% in Canada 12
- As high as 60% in Nunavut, however 3
- There are large parts of South and Central America, as well as Pacific Islands, that have very high seroprevalence 4
Pathophysiology
Clinical Presentation
Immunocompetent
Immunocompetent
Pregnancy
Congenital
Diagnosis
Management
Further Reading
- Epidemiology of and Diagnostic Strategies for Toxoplasmosis. Clin Microbiol Rev. 2012;25(2):264. doi: [10.1128/CMR.05013-11]
References
- ^ Samar Shuhaiber, Gideon Koren, Rada Boskovic, Thomas R Einarson, Offie Porat Soldin, Adrienne Einarson. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondiiinfection among veterinary staff in Ontario, Canada (2002): Implications for teratogenic risk. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2003;3(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2334-3-8.
- ^ EL Ford-Jones, I Kitai, M Corey, R Notenboom, N Hollander, E Kelly, H Akoury, G Ryan, I Kyle, R Gold. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Antibody in a Toronto Population. Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 1996;7(5):326-328. doi:10.1155/1996/172651.
- ^ V. Messier, B. Lévesque, J.-F. Proulx, L. Rochette, M. D. Libman, B. J. Ward, B. Serhir, M. Couillard, N. H. Ogden, É. Dewailly, B. Hubert, S. Déry, C. Barthe, D. Murphy, B. Dixon. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Nunavik Inuit (Canada). Zoonoses and Public Health. 2009;56(4):188-197. doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01177.x.
- ^ Georgios Pappas, Nikos Roussos, Matthew E. Falagas. Toxoplasmosis snapshots: Global status of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence and implications for pregnancy and congenital toxoplasmosis. International Journal for Parasitology. 2009;39(12):1385-1394. doi:10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.04.003.
