Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in meat for human consumption in Ibague, Colombia

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite with great zoonotic potential. It can infect a broad range of warm-blooded hosts (including livestock) and causes significant losses in the industry. In humans, it has been described as a pathogen in immunosuppressed people, it affects the fetus development in congenital infections, and is associated with various behavioral disorders in healthy people. Humans can acquire T. gondii by consuming undercooked, contaminated meat.

SUBMITTER: Medina Hernandez JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature