Bipolar disorder is a multifactorial illness with uncertain aetiology. Knowledge of potential
risk factors enables clinicians to identify patients who are more likely to develop bipolar …

The parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii infects about one-third of the population of
developed countries. The life-long presence of dormant stages of this parasite in the brain …

For a long time, a latent toxoplasmosis, the lifelong presence of dormant stages of
Toxoplasma in various tissues, including the brain, was considered harmless for …

Although latent infection with Toxoplasma gondii is among the most prevalent of human
infections, it has been generally assumed that, except for congenital transmission, it is …

A convincing body of evidence now exists to indicate that the ubiquitous protozoan
Toxoplasma gondii can cause permanent behavioral changes in its host, even as a …

We examine the role of the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii as a manipulatory parasite and
question what role study of infections in its natural intermediate rodent hosts and other …

Toxoplasma gondii infects approximately 30% of the world's population, but causes overt
clinical symptoms in only a small proportion of people. In recent years, the ability of the …

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic diseases worldwide. Although
estimated that one third of the world's population are infected with Toxoplasma gondii, but …

Background Latent chronic infection with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), a common
neurotropic pathogen, has been previously linked with suicidal self-directed violence …

A convincing body of evidence now exists, from both human and animal studies, and
encompassing epidemiological to experimental, to indicate that the common protozoan …