Environmental transmission of Toxoplasma gondii: Oocysts in water, soil and food

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan parasite that can cause morbidity and mortality in humans, domestic animals, and terrestrial and aquatic wildlife. The environmentally robust oocyst stage of T. gondii is fundamentally critical to the parasite's success, both in terms of its worldwide d...

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Main Authors: Karen Shapiro, Lillian Bahia-Oliveira, Brent Dixon, Aurélien Dumètre, Luz A. de Wit, Elizabeth VanWormer, Isabelle Villena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405676618300428