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Toxoplasma gondii prevalence in farm animals in the United States.

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Implementation of management factors such as biosecure confinement housing are important in reducing the levels of infection in animals destined for human consumption, including pigs, chickens, lambs and goats.
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This article is published in International Journal for Parasitology.The article was published on 2013-02-01. It has received 144 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Toxoplasma gondii & Toxoplasmosis.

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Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in farm animals: Risk factors and economic impact.

TL;DR: This review aims to summarize actual knowledge on the prevalence and effects of infections with T. gondii in the most important livestock species and on the effects of toxoplasmosis on livestock and provides an overview on potential risk factors favoring infections of livestock with T.
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Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Congenital Toxoplasmosis in the United States

TL;DR: Coordinated efforts by pregnant women, researchers, physicians, and health policy makers regarding potential primary and secondary preventive measures for CT and their implementation may lead to a lower incidence of CT as well as lower morbidity and mortality rates associated with CT.
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Toxoplasma gondii Seroprevalence in the United States 2009–2010 and Comparison with the Past Two Decades

TL;DR: Although T. gondii antibody presence is still relatively common, the prevalence in the United States has continued to decline and the results compared with two previous NHANES studies suggest that the number of people infected with the parasite is decreasing.
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Food-related illness and death in the United States.

TL;DR: Overall, foodborne diseases appear to cause more illnesses but fewer deaths than previously estimated.
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Foodborne Illness Acquired in the United States—Major Pathogens

TL;DR: Each year, 31 pathogens caused 9.4 million episodes of foodborne illness, resulting in 55,961 hospitalizations and 1,351 deaths in the United States.
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Toxoplasma gondii Comprises Three Clonal Lineages: Correlation of Parasite Genotype with Human Disease

TL;DR: The population genetic structure of Toxoplasma gondii was determined by multilocus restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis at 6 loci in 106 independent isolates from humans and animals, indicating a highly unusual population structure consisting of 3 widespread clonal lineages.
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