2009/09/11 by J. P. Dubey · 3 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies #Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments #Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics #Toxoplasma gondii #Toxoplasmosis #Epidemiology #Parasite hosting #Biology #Parasitic disease #Disease #Veterinary medicine #Clinical disease #Transmission (telecommunications) #Prevalence #Virology #Medicine #Immunology #Pathology #Antibody
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01274.x
openalex publication_date 2009/09/11 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Chickens are considered one of the most important hosts in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection because they are an efficient source of infection for cats that excrete the environmentally resistant oocysts and because humans may become infected with this parasite after eating undercooked infected chicken meat. The objective of this study is to review worldwide prevalence of T. gondii infection in chickens and to assess the role of infected chickens in the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in humans. A very high prevalence of the parasite was found in chickens raised in backyards (up to 100%) and free-range organic (30-50%) establishments.