Toxoplasma in animals, food, and humans: An old parasite of new concern

Foodborne Pathogens and Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 751-762

  Cenci Goga, Beniamino T ^a   Rossitto, Paul V ^b   Sechi, Paola ^a   McCrindle, Cheryl M E ^c   Cullor, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; BRADYZOITE; CAT; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMEDIATE HOST; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPOROZOITE; TACHYZOITE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 79959832371     PISSN: 15353141     EISSN: 15567125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2010.0795     Document Type: Review

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