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 ...

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 ...

The cat parasite Toxoplasma gondii lures infected rats to their feline predators by making the rodents sexually aroused by cat urine, according to a new study in PLoS One. For over a decade, ...

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Living with parasites. This series is suitable for ... beef cattle and humans to complete its life-cycle. Infested by Toxoplasma gondii. videoInfested by Toxoplasma gondii In this short film ...

In this short film Dr Michael Mosley describes the infection of household cats with Toxoplasma gondii. This infection ... To complete its life-cycle the parasite must return to a cat.