Environmental risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infections and the impact of latent infections on allostatic load in residents of Central North Carolina

Environmental risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infections and the impact of latent infections on allostatic load in residents of Central North Carolina

Abstract Background Toxoplasma gondii infection can be acquired through ingestion of infectious tissue cysts in undercooked meat or environmental oocysts excreted by cats. This cross-sectional study assessed environmental risk factors for T. gondii infections and an association between latent infect...

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Main Authors: Andrey I. Egorov, Reagan Converse, Shannon M. Griffin, Jennifer Styles, Elizabeth Klein, Elizabeth Sams, Edward Hudgens, Timothy J. Wade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Seroprevalence
Vegetated land cover
Biomarkers
Allostatic load
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3343-y

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