Endemicity of Toxoplasma infection and its associated risk factors in Cebu, Philippines.

Toxoplasma gondii is a single-celled intracellular apicomplexan parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. It is capable of infecting humans and nearly all warm-blooded animals including pigs, but cats are the only known definitive host. This ubiquitous zoonotic pathogen can cause abortion, stillbirth and...

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Main Authors: Rochelle Haidee D Ybañez, Chadinne Girlani R Busmeon, Alexa Renee G Viernes, Jorim Z Langbid, Johanne P Nuevarez, Adrian P Ybañez, Yoshifumi Nishikawa
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.0217989