Toxoplasma gondii: epidemiology, feline clinical aspects, and prevention

Elmore, Stacey A.; Jones, Jeffrey L.; Conrad, Patricia A.; Patton, Sharon; Lindsay, David S.; Dubey, J. P.

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2010.01.009

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“…Observing of no significant difference between the prevalence rates of the infection and also the mean antibody concentrations between the people from general population and VLSS was not so surprising because some other studies concluded the same. For example, it is reported that being in-contact with cat in employees of university is not a risk for the toxoplasmosis, which is reasonable that probably they are aware of these risk factors and subsequently they would be cautious about the prevention (DiGiacomo et al 1990;Elmore et al 2010;Parker and Holliman 1992;Sengbusch and Sengbusch 1976;Shuhaiber et al 2003;Torda 2001).…”

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Prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in veterinary laboratory sciences students comparing to ordinary people: a case–control study

Sadaghian

Jafari

2014

J Parasit Dis

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Toxoplasma gondii causes the foremost widespread protozoan infection with a broad variety of host range, which consists of regarding of almost all warmblooded vertebrates. There are some opinions concerning the probable occupational influence on infections to Toxoplasma in veterinary services personnel. The present study aimed to examine influence of studying in veterinary laboratory sciences as a risk factor on the prevalence rate of Toxoplasma infection in the students. In this case-control study, 80 blood samples were taken from veterinary laboratory sciences students (VLSS) as a case group and 80 blood samples from ordinary people of general population as a control group with the relatively same age, gender and health condition. Anti-Toxoplasma IgG levels in the serum samples were determined using quantitative ELISA method. According to the results, 27 (33.75 %) out of 80 samples of the cases group and also 29 (36.2 %) out of 80 samples of the control group were infected by the parasite. No statistically significant difference observed in the infection rate between the case and control groups (P = 0.740, OR 0.931; 95 % CI 0.61, 1.421). The mean serum antibody concentration in infected subjects of case and control groups showed no statistically significant difference (P = 0.618, t = 0.502). Normality of the data was assumed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test (P = 0.806, Z = 0.641). Based on the results, in veterinary laboratory science students, toxoplasmosis is not related to their career and also the subjects of this group as the other people have the same risk to infect by this protozoan parasite.

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Prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in veterinary laboratory sciences students comparing to ordinary people: a case–control study

Sadaghian

Jafari

2014

J Parasit Dis

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“…Lastly, incident exposure to T. gondii, which causes toxoplasmosis, occurred in a GRSM participant who reported owning a cat at home. Cat feces or undercooked meat are the main sources of T. gondii exposure (Elmore et al 2010), though transmission is relatively common (Dubey and Jones 2008), making it difficult to distinguish how exposure occurred.…”

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Zoonotic Infections Among Employees from Great Smoky Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Parks, 2008–2009

Adjemian

Weber

McQuiston

et al. 2012

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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“…Cats have already been established as reservoirs for other pathogens (e.g., Toxoplasma gondii) (Elmore et al 2010). Despite the fact that the majority of relevant MRSA-related case studies focus on dogs, further surveillance of cats' role in MRSA transmission may indeed be required.…”

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Potential Role of Pet Animals in Household Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Narrative Review

Bramble

Morris²,

Tolomeo³

et al. 2011

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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Toxoplasma gondii: epidemiology, feline clinical aspects, and prevention

Cited by 409 publications

References 61 publications

Prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in veterinary laboratory sciences students comparing to ordinary people: a case–control study

Prevalence of Toxoplasma infection in veterinary laboratory sciences students comparing to ordinary people: a case–control study

Zoonotic Infections Among Employees from Great Smoky Mountains and Rocky Mountain National Parks, 2008–2009

Potential Role of Pet Animals in Household Transmission of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: A Narrative Review

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