Toxoplasmosis is a common infection from the microscopic parasite Toxoplasma gondii.It appears in many species of animals, but cats are the most common that transmit the parasite to humans.

A recent paper suggested a controversial idea — that a dangerous parasite that infects cats could be used to ferry medicine ...

Toxoplasmosis is a common infection in people with untreated HIV or AIDS. It’s caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Learn more about this condition.

Congenital toxoplasmosis primarily occurs in mothers infected with T. gondii for the first time during gestation and in whom the parasite crosses the placenta and infects the offspring.

Ocular toxoplasmosis may not be a term that immediately comes to mind when one thinks of eye infections. Still, it is a prevalent condition responsible for posterior uveitis and potential vision loss.

Gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with toxoplasmosis, caused by the T. gondii parasite, are 46 times more likely to be the leader of the pack, according to a new study.

Found worldwide, Toxoplasmosis gondii is a single-celled protozoan that can infect almost all warm-blooded animals. Photograph by Science History Images, Alamy Stock Photo.

Toxoplasmosis is common in sea otters, and it’s known that it can be deadly, the researchers wrote, but this strain of T. gondii was able to rapidly kill apparently healthy adult otters.

Congenital toxoplasmosis appears to be more severe in areas where universal screening is not mandatory, atypical strains of the parasite circulate or epidemic outbreaks occur.

Gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with toxoplasmosis, caused by the T. gondii parasite, are 46 times more likely to be the leader of the pack, according to a new study.