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Toxoplasmosis, Animal

MedGen UID:
21598
•Concept ID:
C0040559
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Animal Toxoplasmoses; Animal Toxoplasmosis; Toxoplasmoses, Animal

Definition

Acquired infection of non-human animals by organisms of the genus TOXOPLASMA. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVToxoplasmosis, Animal

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Oxidative Stress as a Possible Target in the Treatment of Toxoplasmosis: Perspectives and Ambiguities.
Szewczyk-Golec K, Pawłowska M, Wesołowski R, Wróblewski M, Mila-Kierzenkowska C
Int J Mol Sci 2021 May 27;22(11) doi: 10.3390/ijms22115705. PMID: 34071892Free PMC Article
Perspective on current and emerging drugs in the treatment of acute and chronic toxoplasmosis.
Lapinskas PJ, Ben-Harari RR
Postgrad Med 2019 Nov;131(8):589-596. Epub 2019 Aug 26 doi: 10.1080/00325481.2019.1655258. PMID: 31399001
Treatment of Toxoplasmosis: Historical Perspective, Animal Models, and Current Clinical Practice.
Dunay IR, Gajurel K, Dhakal R, Liesenfeld O, Montoya JG
Clin Microbiol Rev 2018 Oct;31(4) Epub 2018 Sep 12 doi: 10.1128/CMR.00057-17. PMID: 30209035Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals in Japan: An epidemiological overview.
Abdelbaset AE, Abushahba MFN, Igarashi M
Parasitol Int 2022 Apr;87:102533. Epub 2021 Dec 27 doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2021.102533. PMID: 34968753
A review on toxoplasmosis in humans and animals from Egypt.
Abbas IE, Villena I, Dubey JP
Parasitology 2020 Feb;147(2):135-159. Epub 2019 Oct 23 doi: 10.1017/S0031182019001367. PMID: 31559938Free PMC Article
Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in North Africa: a review.
Rouatbi M, Amairia S, Amdouni Y, Boussaadoun MA, Ayadi O, Al-Hosary AAT, Rekik M, Ben Abdallah R, Aoun K, Darghouth MA, Wieland B, Gharbi M
Parasite 2019;26:6. Epub 2019 Feb 15 doi: 10.1051/parasite/2019006. PMID: 30767889Free PMC Article
Toxoplasmosis.
August JR, Chase TM
Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 1987 Jan;17(1):55-71. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(87)50605-2. PMID: 3551311
Toxoplasmosis.
Frenkel JK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):917-32. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34862-3. PMID: 3895139

Diagnosis

Toxoplasmosis in Human and Animals Around the World. Diagnosis and Perspectives in the One Health Approach.
de Barros RAM, Torrecilhas AC, Marciano MAM, Mazuz ML, Pereira-Chioccola VL, Fux B
Acta Trop 2022 Jul;231:106432. Epub 2022 Apr 4 doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106432. PMID: 35390311
Review on diagnosis and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals.
Uddin AHMM, Hossain D, Ahsan MI, Atikuzzaman M, Karim MR
Trop Biomed 2021 Dec 1;38(4):511-539. doi: 10.47665/tb.38.4.091. PMID: 35001919
A review on toxoplasmosis in humans and animals from Egypt.
Abbas IE, Villena I, Dubey JP
Parasitology 2020 Feb;147(2):135-159. Epub 2019 Oct 23 doi: 10.1017/S0031182019001367. PMID: 31559938Free PMC Article
The history of Toxoplasma gondii--the first 100 years.
Dubey JP
J Eukaryot Microbiol 2008 Nov-Dec;55(6):467-75. doi: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2008.00345.x. PMID: 19120791
Toxoplasmosis.
Frenkel JK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):917-32. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34862-3. PMID: 3895139

Therapy

A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis in Livestock and Poultry Worldwide.
Hajimohammadi B, Ahmadian S, Firoozi Z, Askari M, Mohammadi M, Eslami G, Askari V, Loni E, Barzegar-Bafrouei R, Boozhmehrani MJ
Ecohealth 2022 Mar;19(1):55-74. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s10393-022-01575-x. PMID: 35133541Free PMC Article
Interleukin-12.
Brunda MJ
J Leukoc Biol 1994 Feb;55(2):280-8. doi: 10.1002/jlb.55.2.280. PMID: 7905508
The role of cytokines in toxoplasmosis.
Hunter CA, Subauste CS, Remington JS
Biotherapy 1994;7(3-4):237-47. doi: 10.1007/BF01878489. PMID: 7865354
Toxoplasmosis.
Frenkel JK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):917-32. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34862-3. PMID: 3895139
Toxoplasma and toxoplasmosis.
Jacobs L
Adv Parasitol 1967;5:1-45. doi: 10.1016/s0065-308x(08)60374-7. PMID: 4902566

Prognosis

Establishment and validation of a guinea pig model for human congenital toxoplasmosis.
Grochow T, Beck B, Rentería-Solís Z, Schares G, Maksimov P, Strube C, Seeger J, Raqué L, Ulrich R, Daugschies A, Fietz SA
Parasit Vectors 2021 Aug 6;14(1):389. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04890-4. PMID: 34362413Free PMC Article
Recent aspects on epidemiology, clinical disease, and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii infections in Australasian marsupials.
Dubey JP, Murata FHA, Cerqueira-Cézar CK, Kwok OCH, Su C, Grigg ME
Parasit Vectors 2021 Jun 5;14(1):301. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04793-4. PMID: 34090502Free PMC Article
A decade of discoveries in veterinary protozoology changes our concept of "subclinical" toxoplasmosis.
McAllister MM
Vet Parasitol 2005 Sep 30;132(3-4):241-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.07.003. PMID: 16095840
Toxoplasmosis.
Frenkel JK
Pediatr Clin North Am 1985 Aug;32(4):917-32. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)34862-3. PMID: 3895139
Acquired toxoplasmosis.
Akstein RB, Wilson LA, Teutsch SM
Ophthalmology 1982 Dec;89(12):1299-302. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(82)34629-1. PMID: 7162776

Clinical prediction guides

High prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Nigerian wild rats by molecular detection.
Ode S, Jarikre T, Jubril AJ, Ularamu H, Luka P, Adamu M, Emikpe B
Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports 2022 Oct;35:100776. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2022.100776. PMID: 36184107
Geospatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in livestock, pets, and humans in China, 1984-2020.
Su YJ, Ma ZD, Qiao X, Wang PT, Kang YT, Yang NA, Jia W, Zhao ZJ
Parasitol Res 2022 Feb;121(2):743-750. Epub 2022 Jan 6 doi: 10.1007/s00436-021-07415-1. PMID: 34988670
Recent aspects on epidemiology, clinical disease, and genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii infections in Australasian marsupials.
Dubey JP, Murata FHA, Cerqueira-Cézar CK, Kwok OCH, Su C, Grigg ME
Parasit Vectors 2021 Jun 5;14(1):301. doi: 10.1186/s13071-021-04793-4. PMID: 34090502Free PMC Article
Interleukin-12.
Brunda MJ
J Leukoc Biol 1994 Feb;55(2):280-8. doi: 10.1002/jlb.55.2.280. PMID: 7905508
Immunity to Toxoplasma gondii.
Subauste CS, Remington JS
Curr Opin Immunol 1993 Aug;5(4):532-7. doi: 10.1016/0952-7915(93)90034-p. PMID: 8216929

Recent systematic reviews

An African perspective on the genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii: A systematic review.
du Plooy I, Mlangeni M, Christian R, Tsotetsi-Khambule AM
Parasitology 2023 Jun;150(7):551-578. Epub 2023 Mar 20 doi: 10.1017/S0031182023000252. PMID: 36938833Free PMC Article
A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis in Livestock and Poultry Worldwide.
Hajimohammadi B, Ahmadian S, Firoozi Z, Askari M, Mohammadi M, Eslami G, Askari V, Loni E, Barzegar-Bafrouei R, Boozhmehrani MJ
Ecohealth 2022 Mar;19(1):55-74. Epub 2022 Feb 8 doi: 10.1007/s10393-022-01575-x. PMID: 35133541Free PMC Article
Vaccination against Toxoplasma gondii using rhoptry antigens: a systematic review.
Faridnia R, Daryani A, Sarvi S, Sharif M, Kalani H
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis 2018 Aug;59:32-40. Epub 2018 Sep 14 doi: 10.1016/j.cimid.2018.09.005. PMID: 30290885
The global seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among wild boars: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Rostami A, Riahi SM, Fakhri Y, Saber V, Hanifehpour H, Valizadeh S, Gholizadeh M, Pouya RH, Gamble HR
Vet Parasitol 2017 Sep 15;244:12-20. Epub 2017 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2017.07.013. PMID: 28917302
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cats in mainland China.
Ding H, Gao YM, Deng Y, Lamberton PH, Lu DB
Parasit Vectors 2017 Jan 13;10(1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-1970-6. PMID: 28086987Free PMC Article

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