Toxoplasmosis is an opportunistic infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii (TG), which affects one third of the global human population and commonly involves central nervous system (CNS)/brain despite so-called CNS immune privilege. Symptomatic clinical disease TG much more associated with immunodeficiency; clinicopathological manifestations toxoplasmosis are linked to individual responses includi...

The aim of this study was to detect the relationship between Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus infections and occurrence abortion. records 173 aborted women age less than twenty years fifty old attending hospital Samaraa general from October 2015 April 2016 were reviewed. Investigation by using VIDAS technique represented that T. Gondii antibodies showed in 54(31.2 %) ,while 23(13.3 infected with ...

In this paper, we construct a generalized epidemiological mathematical model to study toxoplasmosis dynamics, taking into consideration both cat and mouse populations. The incorporates proportions for the congenital transmission in populations, along with oocysts available environment. We focus on determining conditions under which can be eradicated. conduct stability analysis order reveal dyna...

Toxoplasmosis merupakan penyakit zoonosis yang disebabkan oleh parasit Toxoplasma gondi. Prevalensi toxoplasmosis di Indonesia hingga tahun 2017 pernah dilaporkan adalah 43-88% kasus. Manusia dapat tertular melalui Feses kucing mengandung ookista gondii, sehingga pemelihara membutuhkan pengetahuan tentang dan pencegahan penularan toksoplasmosis. Tingkat menjadi suatu aspek dalam tindakan toxopl...

OBJECTIVE Toxoplasmosis is a lifelong parasitic disease that appears to be associated to schizophrenia. However, no distinguishing attributes in Toxoplasma-infected schizophrenia patients have been described as yet. METHOD We searched for differences in symptom profile, cognitive performance and treatment response between 194 Toxoplasma-free and 57 (22.7%) Toxoplasma-infected schizophrenia pa...

BACKGROUND The parasite Toxoplasma gondii influences the behaviour of infected animals and probably also personality of infected humans. Subjects with a Rhesus-positive blood group are protected against certain behavioural effects associated with Toxoplasma infection, including the deterioration of reaction times and personality factor shift. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Here, we searched f...

The presence of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies was determined by using the immunosorbent-agglutination assay (ISAGA) with 611 serum samples from patients with different clinical conditions to evaluate its value for the serodiagnosis of acute Toxoplasma gondii infection. By analyzing 43 consecutively drawn serum samples from 10 pregnant women who seroconverted, we could show that specific IgE...

Toxoplasma gondii, a ubiquitous intracellular parasite, has a strong tropism for the brain tissue, where it forms intracellular cysts within the neurons and glial cells, establishing a chronic infection. Although latent toxoplasmosis is generally assumed to be asymptomatic in immunocompetent individuals, it is now clear that it can induce behavioral manipulations in mice and infected humans. Mo...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in patients infected with HIV/AIDS and the association of demographic and social variables. METHODS Descriptive cross-sectional study that included the analysis of sociodemographic data and laboratory findings of 200 patients infected with HIV/AIDS treated in a laboratory unit in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2010. Individual...

BACKGROUND Psychiatric patients have an increased risk of some infections like toxoplasmosis. Investigations on Toxoplasma gondii infection among psychiatric patients have been limited in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran. In this case-control study, prevalence of T. gondii was investigated by serological method. METHODS This case-control study was performed among psychiatric patients admitted to Av...