Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled parasite that people catch from cat feces, unwashed produce or undercooked meat. The parasite has infected up to one-third of the world's population, and after ...

Researchers have shown how genetic defects in Toxoplasma gondii are rescued if co-infected with normal parasites, thanks to supportive secreted proteins. The study is published in eLife ...

1 But some pathogens have evolved mechanisms to sneak past these defenses. Perhaps the most successful invader is Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasite that establishes chronic infections within ...

Toxoplasmosis is a common infection from the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It appears in many species of animals, but cats are the most common that transmit the parasite to humans.

Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite spread in cat feces, was found in five released alala — three died in the wild and a fourth died after being brought back to captivity. The fifth recovered after ...

Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Symptoms usually appear only in people with weakened immune systems, but on rare occasions, healthy people suffer serious eye ...

Cassidy and her colleagues had a hypothesis: Maybe a parasitic infection was egging them along. Specifically, a microorganism called Toxoplasma gondii. Toxo, as it's colloquially known ...

Parasitic infections pose challenges to creating effective therapies because these microorganisms are eukaryotic, like the humans and animals that they infect. Additionally, species like Toxoplasma ...

A shipment of beef tongues imported from the US was intercepted at Taiwan’s border after being found to contain a parasite ...

As temperatures drop, outdoor cats may spend more time indoors, which calls for attention to a health threat — Toxoplasma gondii, T. gondii, also known as the “cat parasite.” This infectious ...

Cats are the primary hosts of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Most become infected by accidentally ingesting the parasite through contact with cat feces. The majority of people who become infected ...

The study, published Wednesday in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that university students who tested positive for the parasite Toxoplasma gondii were more likely to major in ...