Toxoplasmosis and mental disorders in the Russian Federation (with special reference to schizophrenia).

The association of latent toxoplasmosis with mental disorders in general and with schizophrenia in particular was noticed in the mid-1950s. In subsequent years, the role of Toxoplasma gondii was established based on its ability to survive for long periods of time in the nerve cells of the brain. The...

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Main Authors: Ekaterina V Stepanova, Anatoly V Kondrashin, Vladimir P Sergiev, Lola F Morozova, Natalia A Turbabina, Maria S Maksimova, Dmitry V Romanov, Marina A Kinkulkina, Alena V Lazareva, Evgeny N Morozov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0219454