Outbreak of Amazonian Toxoplasmosis: A One Health Investigation in a Remote Amerindian Community

Outbreak of Amazonian Toxoplasmosis: A One Health Investigation in a Remote Amerindian Community

Background:Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite of worldwide importance but its burden in indigenous communities remains unclear. In French Guiana, atypical strains of T. gondii originating from a complex rainforest cycle involving wild felids have been linked to severe infections in humans. These cases...

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Main Authors: Romain Blaizot, Cécile Nabet, Laure Laghoe, Benjamin Faivre, Sandie Escotte-Binet, Felix Djossou, Emilie Mosnier, Fanny Henaff, Denis Blanchet, Aurélien Mercier, Marie-Laure Dardé, Isabelle Villena, Magalie Demar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
indigenous
toxoplasmosis
outbreak
rainforest (Amazon forest)
parasitology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2020.00401/full

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