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FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
Volume 69, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FOLIA PARASITOLOGICA
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2022.008
Keywords
toxoplasmosis; mental disorders; schizophrenia; depressive disorders; bipolar disorders
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- Universiti Sains Malaysia [1001/PPSG/8012313]
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Toxoplasmosis is a prevalent zoonotic disease caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Transmission can occur through close contact with pets/cats, ingestion of undercooked meat or food/water contaminated by cat feces. Recent studies have shown an association between T. gondii infection and psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, depressive disorders, and bipolar disorders.
Toxoplasmosis is one of the world's most prevalent zoonoses. The causative agent, Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908) is a facultative heteroxenic, polyxenic apicomplexan protist. There are several potential pathways of transmission within and be-tween host species. Most infections with T. gondii result from close contact with pets/cats, ingestion of tissue cysts in undercooked meat of infected animals, and oocysts from food or water contaminated by feline faeces. Recently, epidemiological studies have shown that T. gondii infection plays a prominent role in the pathogenesis of several psychiatric disorders. This report reviews the association be-tween T. gondii infection and patients with psychiatric disorders, particularly schizophrenia, depressive disorders and bipolar disorders.
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