ReviewInternational journal for parasitology2009
History of the discovery of the life cycle of Toxoplasma gondii.
Review in International journal for parasitology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 226 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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226 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic review and modelling ofEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2025Pooled it
- Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence among pregnant women in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Deciphering the epidemiological dynamics:Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in chickens in China during 1993-2021: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasitology research · 2022Pooled it
- Seroprevalence ofJournal of veterinary science · 2022Pooled it
- The global serological prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in felids during the last five decades (1967-2017): a systematic review and meta-analysis.Parasites & vectors · 2020Pooled it
- The Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Chinese Population With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Medicine · 2015Pooled it
- A meta analysis on risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Toxoplasma gondii infection.PloS one · 2014Pooled it
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- A review onParasite epidemiology and control · 2026Review
- Influence of ecological and management factors on Toxoplasma gondii infection in small ruminants in Algeria.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- First use of rapid ICT screening for Toxoplasma in pregnant women in Ethiopia: A multicenter study in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Observational
- Serological evidence of exposure to Besnoitia besnoiti, Neospora caninum, and Toxoplasma gondii in dairy cows from Costa Rica.Tropical animal health and production · 2026Article
- Seroprevalence ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Pulsed Electric Fields as an Effective Tool forFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies AgainstPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of Serological Methods for the Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- First report of viableFood and waterborne parasitology · 2026Article
- Effects of Toxoplasma Gondii Type II Infection on Serum Serotonin Concentration and Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Gene Expression in Balb/c Mice.Acta parasitologica · 2026Article
- Toxoplasma gondii GRA3 activates interferon-stimulated genes and STAT6 by the cGAS-STING pathway to promote parasite proliferation.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
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Abstract
It has been 100 years since the discovery of Toxoplasma gondii in 1908. Its full life cycle was not discovered until 1970 when it was found that it is a coccidian parasite of cats with all non-feline warm blooded animals (including humans) as intermediate hosts. The discovery of the environmentally resistant stage of the parasite, the oocyst, made it possible to explain its worldwide prevalence. In the present paper, events associated with the discovery of its life cycle are recalled.
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