Infectious Causation of Abnormal Host Behavior: Toxoplasma gondii and Its Potential Association With Dopey Fox Syndrome

Infectious Causation of Abnormal Host Behavior: Toxoplasma gondii and Its Potential Association With Dopey Fox Syndrome

The apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii, the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, can infect all warm-blooded animals. T. gondii can subtly alter host behaviors—either through manipulation to enhance transmission to the feline definitive host or as a side-effect, or “constraint,” of infection. In h...

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Main Authors: Gregory Milne, Chelsea Fujimoto, Theodor Bean, Harry J. Peters, Martin Hemmington, Charly Taylor, Robert C. Fowkes, Henny M. Martineau, Clare M. Hamilton, Martin Walker, Judy A. Mitchell, Elsa Léger, Simon L. Priestnall, Joanne P. Webster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
neurotropic
inflammation
fox
host
schizophrenia
Toxoplasma gondii
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.513536/full

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