Most humans have long-lived infections in various tissues—including in the nervous system—that typically do not result in ...

Penn Vet researchers show that the immune system can recognize and control the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ...

Toxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, an infection that is asymptomatic for most healthy people but poses a greater risk for those who are immunocompromised or pregnant. It is caused by eating ...

A parasitic infection transmitted to humans by cats affects billions of people and can alter their behavior. New research ...

Taken together, these findings show that latent T. gondii infection specifically alters the behaviour of the rodent host for its own selective benefit, rather than decreasing learned fear or ...

Researchers from the CDC and Colorado School of Public Health estimate that seven major pathogens caused 9.9 million ...

Our research focus is to elucidate molecular mechanisms regulating cellular immune responses using the opportunistic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii. Proper immune system function is paramount for human ...

Craig Hedberg, PhD, a professor in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of Minnesota and ...

Infested by Toxoplasma gondii. videoInfested by Toxoplasma gondii In this short film Dr Michael Mosley describes the infection of household cats with Toxoplasma gondii. Infested with malaria.