One of the most common behaviors of cats that have an indoor/outdoor lifestyle is to bring
hunted “gifts” to their owners, represented by small mammals, reptiles and birds. Access to …

Pregnancy causes physiological and immunological adaptations that allow the mother and
fetus to communicate with precision in order to promote a healthy pregnancy. At the same …

Toxoplasma gondii is a parasitic protist infecting a wide group of warm-blooded animals,
ranging from birds to humans. While this infection is usually asymptomatic in healthy …

Toxoplasmosis is a unique health disease that significantly affects the health of humans,
domestic animals, wildlife and is present in ecosystems, including water, soil and food …

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic protozoan with a wide range of hosts and cosmopolitan
distribution. Due to its impact on human and animal health, as well as related economic …

Toxoplasma gondii is an apicomplexan parasite causing toxoplasmosis, a common disease,
which is most typically asymptomatic. However, toxoplasmosis can be severe and even fatal …

The apicoplast, a relict plastid found in most species of the phylum Apicomplexa, harbors the
ferredoxin redox system which supplies electrons to enzymes of various metabolic pathways …

Background In this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles-coated with eugenol (ZnO@ Eug) were
synthesized and evaluated as a nanosuspension (NSus) formulation against Toxoplasma …

Background Ticks are important medical arthropods that can transmit hundreds of
pathogens, such as parasites, bacteria, and viruses, leading to serious public health …

Brazilian quilombos are rural semi-isolated remnant communities of former black slaves and
their descendants who traditionally maintained themselves through archaic subsistence …