Research Publications (Food Safety)

Toxoplasma gondii, a globally important food borne zoonotic parasite, infects most of the warm-blooded animals as well as people. Veterinarians and para vets are considered at risk of T. gondii exposure.

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate protozoan parasite that can infect mammals and birds. Cats are the definitive host of T.

Parasite Immunology, Volume 43, Issue 12, December 2021.

Parasite Immunology, EarlyView.

Journal of Applied Microbiology, EarlyView.

Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis, which is an important food borne zoonosis. Eating undercooked meat of infected animals has been considered the major transmission route of T. gondii to humans. The present study evaluates the efficacy of domestic freezing on the inactivation of T. gondii bradyzoites in raw and dry-cured ham. Meat (raw and dry-cured ham) of a pig experimentally orally inoculated with 4,000 oocysts of T.

Toxoplasma gondii is an important intracellular parasitic protozoan with a variety of hosts, including chickens, which poses a potential threat to public health. However, little is known regarding overall T. gondii infection in chickens in China. Herein, the prevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in chickens in China were investigated using a meta-analysis. Forty studies regarding the prevalence of T.

Undercooked or raw meat containing cyst-stage bradyzoites and oocyst-contaminated pets are presumed to constitute a major source of human toxoplasmosis. As the geospatial epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection in livestock, pets, and humans is rarely studied in China, we undertook a geospatial analysis using GIS visualization techniques.

Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of the parasitic disease toxoplasmosis, which is an important food borne zoonosis. Eating undercooked meat of infected animals has been considered the major transmission route of T. gondii to humans. The present study evaluates the efficacy of domestic freezing on the inactivation of T. gondii bradyzoites in raw and dry-cured ham. Meat (raw and dry-cured ham) of a pig experimentally orally inoculated with 4,000 oocysts of T.

by Laken S. Ganoe, Justin D. Brown, Matthew J. Lovallo, Michael J. Yabsley, Kayla B. Garrett, Alec T. Thompson, Robert H. Poppenga, Mark G. Ruder, W. David Walter

Protozoan parasites continue to cause a significant health and economic burden worldwide. As infectious organisms, they pose unique and difficult challenges due to a level of conservation of critical eukaryotic cellular pathways with their hosts. Gene regulation has been pinpointed as an essential pathway with enough divergence to warrant investigation into therapeutically targeting.

Author(s): Rute Witter, Hilda Fátima Jesus Pena, Maerle Oliveira Maia, Leodil da Costa Freitas, Sayanne Luns Hatum Almeida, Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Michelle Igarashi, Bruna Farias Alves, Solange Maria Gennari, Richard Campos Pacheco

Toxoplasma gondii, an opportunistic protozoan, infects one-third of people worldwide and could lead to serious outcomes in immunodeficient or immunocompromised populations. The present study aimed to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for T. gondii infection among high-risk populations in Jiangsu Province, eastern China.

Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide zoonotic protozoan. Donkeys are often susceptible to many pathological agents, acting as carriers of pathogens for other animal species and humans. However, data on the prevalence of T. gondii in donkeys during lactation and on the status of antibodies against T. gondii in donkey milk are lacking. A cross-sectional study evaluated the variation of the anti-T. gondii antibodies in the blood and milk of domestic donkeys during lactation.

Great progress has been made in the prevention and treatment of human parasitic diseases in China over the past six decades, but parasitic diseases are still one of the most serious public health problems in the world. The specific prevalence of parasitic diseases varies in different provinces due to their geographical environment and the dietary habits of people.

Author(s): Mariem Rouatbi, Safa Amairia, Said Samed, Mourad Rekik, Mohamed Aziz Darghouth, Afef Jeljli, Mohamed Gharbi

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite capable of infecting almost all warm-blooded animals. Currently, studies assessing the viability of cysts present in sheep meat are still scarce, especially in the northeastern region of Brazil.

Author(s): Yannick Borkens

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Author(s): Matteo Crotta, Luca Pellicioli, Alessandra Gaffuri, Tiziana Trogu, Nicoletta Formenti, Vito Tranquillo, Camilla Luzzago, Nicola Ferrari, Paolo Lanfranchi

by Michael J. Holmes, Leah R. Padgett, Matheus S. Bastos, William J. Sullivan Jr.

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and associated risk factors in pigs in the largest pork-producing region in Cuba. Serum samples from 420 pigs, including 210 sows and 210 post-weaning pigs, were tested for antibodies against T. gondii using a commercial indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Anti-T. gondii antibodies were detected in 56 animals (13.3%, 95% CI: 10.1–16.6).

Author(s): Jamal Gharekhani, Mohammad Yakhchali, Asghar Afshari, Maryam Adabi

Author(s): Bruno Montijo Silva, Willian Cristof Correia Queiroz, Maerle Oliveira Maia, Richard de Campos Pacheco, Daniel Moura Aguiar, Maíza Souza Campos, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani, Alvimar José Costa, Ana Amélia Domingues Gomes, Thais Rabelo Santos-Doni

Author(s): Ana Flávia Minutti, Fernando Emmanuel Gonçalves Vieira, João Pedro Sasse, Thais Agostinho Martins, Mércia de Seixas, Sérgio Tosi Cardim, Luiz Daniel de Barros, João Luis Garcia