Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis and typing of Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis, caused by the obligate intracellular protozoan Toxoplasma gondii, is an important zoonosis with medical and veterinary importance worldwide. The disease is mainly contracted by ingesting undercooked or raw meat containing viable tissue cysts, or by ingesting food or water contaminated with oocysts. The diagnosis and genetic characterization of T. gondii infection is crucial for the surveillance, prevention and control of toxoplasmosis. Traditional approaches for the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis include etiological, immunological and imaging techniques. Diagnosis of toxoplasmosis has been improved by the emergence of molecular technologies to amplify parasite nucleic acids. Among these, polymerase…

• UO
  University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• NN
  National Natural Science Foundation of China

  Awards: 201303042, 1210RJIA006, Grant code:ID0E4GAI464, 2015CB150300, Grant code:ID0EDIAI465, 31372430, 31172316
• SF
  Science Fund for Creative Research Groups

  Award: 1210RJIA006
• CA
  Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

  Awards: 1210RJIA006, 2015CB150300
• SK
  State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology
• SF
  Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest

  Awards: No. 201303042, 1210RJIA006, 201303042
• LV
  Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences