弓形虫感染呈全球性分布。据相关流行病学调查显示，全世界约有三分之一的人口感染弓形虫病，其中欧美国家人群弓形虫抗体阳性率为20%～50%，但呈下降趋势；我国人群弓形虫抗体阳性率为8.2%, 孕妇为8.6%，其中癌症患者的抗体阳性率是普通人群的两倍左右。

编辑推荐： 为解决现有弓形虫（T. gondii）感染小鼠模型依赖实验室适应株、不能反映自然感染，且 III 型分离株研究稀缺的问题，研究人员开展了基于 III 型分离株 TgShSp24 卵囊感染小鼠的模型研究。结果显示该模型能模拟自然感染，且与 II 型分离株有差异。此研究为药物和疫苗测试提供了新工具 1212。

本研究针对城市生态系统中人兽共患寄生虫弓形虫 (T. gondii)的传播风险，通过分析德国图林根州Heilbad Heiligenstadt地区112只欧亚乌鸫的血清抗体 (MAT检测)和组织DNA (qPCR)，发现50.9%的高血清阳性率，证实体重是感染关键风险因素。该研究首次系统评估了城市鸟类作为环境寄生虫污染指示物种的潜力，为 ...

A Groundbreaking Study Is Good News for Cats—And People Researchers studying the cat-poop parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, made a breakthrough that will spare a lot of felines from research.

T. gondii is one of the most common infectious parasites on Earth, but it is also one of the most interesting to learn about. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Moreover, those T. gondii -positive business students were 1.7 times more likely to pursue a management and entrepreneurship emphasis (versus something less daring like accounting) than their ...

Gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with toxoplasmosis, caused by the T. gondii parasite, are 46 times more likely to be the leader of the pack, according to a new study.

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has pioneered the use of a single-celled parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, to inject therapeutic proteins into brain cells. The brain is very picky about ...

For decades, some scientists have speculated that early exposure to T. gondii, usually via cats, can raise the risk of schizophrenia, a mental condition that typically emerges in early adulthood.