Publication: Toxoplasmosis: beyond animals to humans.
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2006
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eng
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Mahidol University
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Elsevier
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Trends in Parasitoloty. Vol. 22 No. 3 (2006), 137-42
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Yaowalark Sukthana. Toxoplasmosis: beyond animals to humans.. Trends in Parasitoloty. Vol. 22 No. 3 (2006), 137-42. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/9885
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Toxoplasmosis: beyond animals to humans.
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Abstract
The parasitic zoonosis toxoplasmosis, which was poorly understood
before the advent of the HIV epidemic, has become a major clinical
problem worldwide. Humans acquire toxoplasmosis from cats, from
consuming raw or undercooked meat and from vertical transmission to
the foetus through the placenta during pregnancy. Studies of the unique
environmental factors in various communities indicate the important roles
that eating habits and culture have on the transmission of this infection.
The socioepidemiological aspects of toxoplasmosis are thought to be
important contributing factors for the spread of this disease. Preventative
measures should consider the cultures and beliefs of people in various
communities more than solving poverty and giving orthodox health
education.