2012/05/22 by J. L. Jones, J. P. Dubey · 3 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies #Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics #Rabies epidemiology and control #Toxoplasmosis #Feces #Raw meat #Toxoplasma gondii #Medicine #Contamination #Transmission (telecommunications) #Cooked meat #Food contaminant #Food science #Environmental health #Biology #Microbiology #Immunology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1093/cid/cis508
openalex publication_date 2012/05/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Toxoplasmosis can be due to congenital infection or acquired infection after birth and is one of the leading illnesses associated with foodborne hospitalizations and deaths. Undercooked meat, especially pork, lamb, and wild game meat, and soil contaminated with cat feces on raw fruits and vegetables are the major sources of foodborne transmission for humans. The new trend in the production of free-range organically raised meat could increase the risk of Toxoplasma gondii contamination of meat. Foodborne transmission can be prevented by production practices that reduce T. gondii in meat, adequate cooking of meat, washing of raw fruits and vegetables, prevention of cross contamination in the kitchen, and measures that decrease spread of viable oocysts into the environment.